Afterdrive was a comedy talk show

Talk show

A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....

 hosted by Denis Leary

Denis Leary

Denis Colin Leary is an Irish-American actor, comedian, writer and director. Leary is known for his biting, fast paced comedic style and chain smoking...

 and Billy Kimball

Billy Kimball

-Personal life:He was born in New York City and graduated from Harvard College where he was an editor of the Harvard Lampoon. He is currently married to the former Alexandra Manuela Vargas Hamilton and has two daughters.-Career:...

. It was originally broadcast on Ha! and later, after the merger with The Comedy Channel

The Comedy Channel

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, continued on Comedy Central

Comedy Central

Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....

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The show was Leary's first full-time television role, coming on the heels of his work on Remote Control

Remote Control (game show)

Remote Control is a TV game show that ran on MTV for three seasons from 1987 until 1990. It was MTV's first original non-musical program. New episodes were made for first-run syndication in 1989 which were distributed by Viacom...

. The show was taped before a live studio audience at the MTI studios in upper Manhattan. The program was in some respects similar in style to the early David Letterman Show. Produced by Jeff Folmsbee.