I haven't seen it yet but several friends have previewed and praised Conspiracy Zone With Kevin Nealon — a new series which debuts this Sunday on The National Network. (The National Network used to be The Nashville Network and, like you, I didn't know about the change until long after it occurred.) I've never met Kevin but, ever since seeing him at the Improv in his pre-SNL days, I've always thought he was funny and bright. And, sure enough, he became one of the Saturday Night Live cast members with the longest tenure.
A pal of mine who wrote on the show while he was there used to describe him as "our Maury Wills," meaning that he rarely hit homers but you could always rely on the guy to get a single, steal second and somehow score a run.
After hearing that, I watched the SNL reruns on Comedy Central with a different attitude and, yes, that was an apt comparison. Mr. Nealon rarely bowled you over with his comedy stardom but he was terrific in everything he did and made a lot of splashier performers look good. No wonder they kept him around so long.
His new enterprise is basically Politically Incorrect but about things like U.F.O. sightings, folks who claim Elvis lives, E.S.P. and the like. I'm told there will usually be one passionate believer, one outright skeptic, and then a couple of comedians plus Kevin, working the topic for laughs but also for truth. Sounds like good reason for me — for the first time since I got my satellite dish — to figure out what channel TNN is on. Perhaps you'll want to find out if you get that network and, if so, where it's located on your dial.