FEATURES COMEDIANS AND TELEVISION PERSONALITIES (BROOKE HOGAN, JOSH GATES) COUNTING DOWN EXTREME AND IMAGINATIVE INTERNET VIDEOS
NEW YORK – May 18, 2012 – Syfy’s newest reality series Insane or Inspired? will premiere Friday, May 25 at 10PM (ET/PT). Each hour-long episode will count down the craziest, most hilarious and exciting videos from the internet that lean into the world of imagination, invention, and extreme experiences.
Actors Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Samm Levine (Freaks & Geeks), Brooke Hogan, Ralph Garman, as well as television personality Josh Gates, host of Syfy’s Destination Truth, join comedians Ben Gleib, Owen Benjamin, Al Jackson, Jodi Miller, Elliot Chang, Jermaine Fowler, Adam Ray, Christina Pazistky, KT Tatara and Janet Varney to provide their unique commentary on each of the clips.
The series premiere episode, “25 Wildest Homebrewed Superheroes†showcases some of the most impressive, creative, and hilarious acts of backyard bravery and ingenuity posted on the internet! These fearless, everyday individuals attempt feats seen only in the pages of comic books, from shooting flames from their hands to constructing zombie-killing machete-slingshots and everything in between. Through it all, our cast of comedians and television personalities will break it down, from the genuinely amazing to the amazingly wild. In future episodes, Insane or Inspired? will explore ingenious inventions, creative backyard stunts and the wildest feats and flops on the web.
Insane or Inspired? is produced by Comcast Studios with Jay James, Betsy Rott, and Sean Olsen serving as Executive Producers.
Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com) and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 98 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)