The Shakespeare Comedy Show Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Comedy

The Shakespeare Comedy Show

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Comedy

Three segments, each a twist on one of Shakespeare's plays: 1) "Taming of the Bitch" (The Taming of the Shrew Revisited), 2) "The Merchant of Venice" (The Merchant of Venice Revisited), and 3) "Queen Lear" (King Lear Revisited)

Directors

Richard D'Alessio (segments: Shakespeare Rants, Taming of the Bitch) | Reilly Saso (segments: The Merchant of Venice) | James Spence (segments: Queen Lear)

Writers

Dwayne Hill (additional dialogue) | David Huband (segments: Queen Lear) (segments: Shakespeare Rants) (segments: Taming of the Bitch) (segments: The Merchant of Venice)

Producers

Jeffrey Berman | Richard D'Alessio | David Huband | Chelsea Hulme

Composer

Blair Thomson

Cinematographer

Cory Wilyman

Editors

John Evans | Trevor Lloyd | Reilly Saso

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Edit Released

Updated Jun 28, 2006

Release date

Jun 28, 2006 (Canada)

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Julian Richings Ranting Bard (segment "Shakespeare Rants") Ranting Bard (segment "Shakespeare Rants") See fewer	Man of Steel (2013)
Marc Hickox (segment "Taming of the Bitch") (segment "Taming of the Bitch") See fewer	Gossip (I) (2000)
Dwayne Hill (segment 'Taming of the Bitch') (segment "The Merchant of Venice") (segment 'Taming of the Bitch') (segment "The Merchant of Venice") See fewer	Mean Girls (2004)
David Huband (segment "Taming of the Bitch") (segment "Taming of the Bitch") See fewer	Tommy Boy (1995)
Kerri Smith Kate (segment "Taming of the Bitch") Kate (segment "Taming of the Bitch") See fewer	Cold Squad (1998)
Shawn Lawrence (segment "The Merchant of Venice") (segment "The Merchant of Venice") See fewer	Exit Wounds (2001)
Christina Collins (segment "The Merchant of Venice") (segment "The Merchant of Venice") See fewer	My Best Friend Is an Alien (1999)
Domenico Fiore (segment "The Merchant of Venice") (segment "The Merchant of Venice") See fewer	The Recruit (2003)
Jessica Booker (segment "The Merchant of Venice") (segment "The Merchant of Venice") See fewer	RoboCop (2014)
Ted Dates (segment "The Merchant of Venice") (segment "The Merchant of Venice") See fewer	Level 16 (2018)
Aron Tager Lear (segment "Queen Lear") Lear (segment "Queen Lear") See fewer	X-Men (2000)
Shawn Goldberg Young Man (segment "Queen Lear") Young Man (segment "Queen Lear") See fewer	R.U.U. (2004)