The Comedy Factory(1985)

series - first aired/released 1985-06-21

Comedy

Directed by Ari Dikijian, Barry Kemp, David Steinberg, Gary Shimokawa, Hal Cooper, Jay Sandrich, Jay Tarses, John Rich, Mark Warren, Peter Moss, Stan Harris, Terry Hughes

The Comedy Factory (no known affiliation with the comedy club of the same name) was a live-action, scripted comedy series that ran during the summers of 1985 and 1986 on ABC in the United States and CTV in Canada (who also oversaw production). The show revolved around comedians and actors acting out scenes from television pilots that had been passed on previously by ABC. Further information on the show is scarce and nearly every episode of the show is presumed lost; only the premiere episode, "Honey, It's the Mayor," is known to survive in its entirety (uploaded to YouTube).