The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour

Apr 11, 2004

0h 43m

★ 0.0

Overview

America's favorite young married couple, Nick Lachey & Jessica Simpson, multi-platinum artists known from their hit MTV series, "Newlyweds," star in their first-ever television special, featuring a fun-filled variety hour of music and comedy. In a throwback to the days of Sonny & Cher and Laugh-In, the beloved Nick & Jessica breathe new life into the variety format, showcasing their singing and comedic talents in a series of sketches and musical performances with such guests as Jewel, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Kenny Rogers, baseball Hall of Fame star Johnny Bench, Mr. T, and The Muppets stars Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.

Genres

Comedy

Family

Music

Production Companies

Tenth Planet Productions

The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour Trailers

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Cast

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Nick Lachey

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Jessica Simpson

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Jewel

Kermit the Frog (voice)

Steve Whitmire

Miss Piggy (voice)

Eric Jacobson

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Babyface

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Mr. T

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