''Tourgasm'' is an American

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series that aired on HBO in 2006. The series follows the 2005 30-day 20-show stand-up comedy tour featuring

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and three of his best friends in the industry: Robert Kelly,

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, and Jay Davis. The documentary was created and directed by Dane Cook. Gary Gulman left the tour because of unknown reasons, but returned after a few dates. At each destination Dane Cook and fellow comedians play a game or do an activity before performing. Some of the events include horseback riding, riding

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scooters, and visiting

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Overview

''Tourgasm'' is very similar in format to the

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film and short series The Comedians of Comedy. The Comedians of Comedy consisted of comedians

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, and

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. Although similar in format both shows differ in audience numbers. The Comedians Of Comedy mostly play to small rock club audiences whereas Tourgasm plays to mostly college arena audiences. ''Tourgasm'' also appeared in select theatres in Canada during the month of September. The song heard in the beginning and end credits is "

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" by Australian rock-band

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Episodes

# "The First Laugh" # "Working It Out" # "The United States of Insanity" # "The Best of Times..." # "Determined and Injured" # "Competitively Speaking" # "Beginning of the End" # "Back in the Day" # "Curtain Call"

Reception

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writer Heather Havrilesky described the series as "the least worthwhile series ever to air on HBO". ''

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'' rated it 3 out of 5 stars.

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* * * {{HBONetwork Shows 2006 American television series debuts 2006 American television series endings 2000s American documentary television series English-language television shows HBO original programming Comedy tours

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