Billy on the Street

Billy on the Street is a game show from Funny or Die that aired on Fuse and TruTV, hosted by Billy Eichner. It was later revived in 2018 for a series of webisodes funded by Lyft.
In a February 2015 web video for the series, Big Bird (Matt Vogel) appeared alongside Michelle Obama in a Washington, D.C. grocery store to play "Ariana Grande or Eating a Carrot." Big Bird then joins Eichner for a "Lightning Round" on the streets of New York City. A clip from the video appeared in the 2016 program First Lady Michelle Obama Says Farewell to the White House: An Oprah Winfrey Special. 
Eichner appeared in a 2017 Sesame Street web video, taking his format to Sesame Street, aided by Cookie Monster. The video also features appearances by Big Bird, Abby Cadabby, Rosita, Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, Zoe, Grover, Mr. Johnson, and Count von Count. 
==Mentions==
*In episode 10 of season 1, Billy asks a woman about the most recent movie she saw. She replies with The Muppets.
*In episode 3 of season 2, two different pedestrians guess that a contestant's time-constrained drawing of Dr. Phil is Mr. Noodle from Elmo's World.
*In episode 9 of season 2, a question during "Lil' Quizzed in the Face" asks which of the following names are not Muppets - the Swedish Chef, Beaker, Janet, or Dennis Leary.
*In episode 5 of season 3, during "Quizzed in the Face," Eichner asks a pedestrian what option is not technically a monster - Frankenstein's Monster, Chelsea Handler, the Loch Ness Monster, or Cookie Monster. In the second round, he asks for the name of Stevie Nick's latest album and uses The Dark Crystal as a fake answer.
*In episode 2 of season 4, during "Quizzed in the Face," Eichner asks what Muppet character is "unquestionably not a homosexual." The options are Bert, Kermit the Frog, Gonzo, and Scooter.
*In episode 3 of season 4, Eichner plays a game called "She Clucks or She Sucks," using "Camilla from The Muppets" as an example of someone who clucks.
* In episode 6 of season 4, Eichner shoos away a costumed Cookie Monster in Times Square to get a tourist to instead tip Julianne Moore. He later calls out a costumed Elmo for not being a natural redhead.
* In episode 7 of season 4, during a game with Lucy Liu about Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade events, Eichner mentions one event: "The Roots performed with the Muppets and never once mentioned Hanukkah."
* In episode 9 of season 4, Sarah Jessica Parker's prize during a quiz game is a "Tickle Me L. Ron Hubbard."
==Connections==
;Celebrity Guests
*Hank Azaria (season 2, episode 11)
*Andy Cohen (season 2, episode 4)
*Stephen Colbert (season 5, episode 10)
*James Corden (season 5, episode 8)
*Katie Couric ("Billy's Thanksgiving Parade!")
*Rachel Dratch (season 1, episode 3, and season 2, episode 5)
*Tina Fey ("Billy Helps Tina Fey Find a Friend")
*Tiffany Haddish (2018 web video)
*Bill Hader ("Shondaland with Amy Sedaris")
*Neil Patrick Harris (season 3, episode 3)
*Sarah Jessica Parker ("Sex on the Street with Sarah Jessica Parker")
*Jonas Brothers (2019 web video)
*Rashida Jones (season 2, episodes 1 and 8)
*Anna Kendrick ("Anna Kendrick's "Tinder In Real Life" Lightning Round!")
*Lindsay Lohan (season 3, episode 3)
*Lin-Manuel Miranda (2018 web video)
*Julianna Margulies ("Elena vs. Her Sister!")
*Joel McHale (season 3, episode 6)
*Kate McKinnon (2019 web video)
*Debra Messing (season 2, episode 9)
*Seth Meyers (season 3, episode 4)
*Julianne Moore ("The Julianne Moore Acting Attack!, Gospel Choir Lightning Round")
*Lupita Nyong'o (season 5, episode 3)
*Nick Offerman (season 3, episode 10)
*Patton Oswalt (season 3, episode 8)
*Amy Poehler (season 2, episode 1, and season 3, episodes 5 and 7)
*Zachary Quinto (season 2, episode 7)
*Joan Rivers (season 1, episode 7)
*Seth Rogen (Season 5, episode 2)
*Paul Rudd (season 3, episode 5)
*Amy Sedaris ("Shondaland with Amy Sedaris")
*Emma Stone (2018 web video)
*Jason Sudeikis ("Billy Plays "Is Beyonce Scared of That?" With Jason Sudeikis")
*Olivia Wilde (season 3, episodes 1 and 9)
;Crew
*Eli Bolin was a composer for the series
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