R. Rated

R. Rated consisted of four, half-hour, alternative, variety, television shows, which aired in 1999, on Fridays at midnight in Chicago on WFLD Fox 32, and featured film and video shorts from sketch comedy troupes, theatre companies, musicians, stand-up comics and other independent film and video makers. R. Rated was created, executive produced and hosted by stand-up comic Richard O’Donnell, billed simply as “R.” (hence the title of the show). O'Donnell co-directed it with Peter Neville and Edward Seaton. Short form video works from the ID, Ectomorph, and The Annoyance Theater Productions featured Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night Live), Mick Napier (The Second City), and Stephnie Weir (MADtv). Former Second City and Saturday Night Live...