page_title: You've Got a Friend (TV program)
section_title: Improvisational comedians
hierarchical_section_title: You've Got a Friend (TV program) / Improvisational comedians
caption_attribution_description: English: Actor/Musician Joe Hursley
context_page_description: You've Got A Friend was a 2004 reality comedy program on MTV, produced by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg And Jeff Fisher. It was launched near the same time as their reality prank show Punk'd, and although successful in ratings, was cancelled at the end of the first season so they could focus on its more popular counterpart.
  The program filmed contestants having to tolerate a 'friend' for 48 hours, while filmed on hidden camera in their home and different public settings. The 'friend' would be a trained improvisational comedian, who would progressively torment the contestant, their friends and loved ones. The catch was that the friends and family of the contestant were unaware of the folie à deux. If able to endure the embarrassment caused by the irreverent demands of the friend, the contestant would win a cash prize.
context_section_description: Notable among actors playing the 'friend' on the program was a young Crista Flanagan, before her time on Mad TV and Mad Men. Joe Hursley also played the 'friend' for several episodes, becoming progressively more sinister as the program progressed. He later worked with Kutcher on Punk'd, and was lead singer for The Ringers before moving on to the Indians.
caption: Joe Hursley played the 'friend' for a number of episodes
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