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Dinner for Five
Dinner for Five

Dinner for Five

2001 5 Seasons 50 Episodes ⭐ 8.3 Comedy Talk

Dinner for Five is a television program in which actor/filmmaker Jon Favreau and a revolving guest list of celebrities eat, drink and talk about life on and off the set and swap stories about projects past and present. The program seats screen legends next to a variety of personalities from film, television, music and comedy, resulting in an unpredictable free-for-all. The program aired on the Independent Film Channel with Favreau the co-Executive Producer with Peter Billingsley. The show format is a spontaneous, open forum for people in the entertainment community. The idea, originally conceived by Favreau, originated from a time when he went out to dinner with colleagues on a film location and exchanged filming anecdotes. Favreau said, "I thought it would be interesting to show people that side of the business". He did not want to present them in a "sensationalized way [that] they're presented in the press, but as normal people". The format featured Favreau and four guests from the entertainment industry in a restaurant with no other diners. They ordered actual food from real menus and were served by authentic waiters. There were no cue cards or previous research on the participants that would have allowed him to orchestrate the conversation and the guests were allowed to talk about whatever they wanted. The show used five cameras with the operators using long lenses so that they could be at least ten feet away from the table and not intrude on the conversation or make the guests self-conscious. The conversations lasted until the film ran out. A 25-minutes episode would be edited from the two-hour dinner.

Dinner for Five is a television program in which actor/filmmaker Jon Favreau and a revolving guest list of celebrities eat, drink and talk about life on and off the set and swap stories about projects past and present. The program seats screen legends next to a variety of personalities from film, television, music and comedy, resulting in an unpredictable free-for-all. The program aired on the Independent Film Channel with Favreau the co-Executive Producer with Peter Billingsley. The show format is a spontaneous, open forum for people in the entertainment community. The idea, originally conceived by Favreau, originated from a time when he went out to dinner with colleagues on a film location and exchanged filming anecdotes. Favreau said, "I thought it would be interesting to show people that side of the business". He did not want to present them in a "sensationalized way [that] they're presented in the press, but as normal people". The format featured Favreau and four guests from the entertainment industry in a restaurant with no other diners. They ordered actual food from real menus and were served by authentic waiters. There were no cue cards or previous research on the participants that would have allowed him to orchestrate the conversation and the guests were allowed to talk about whatever they wanted. The show used five cameras with the operators using long lenses so that they could be at least ten feet away from the table and not intrude on the conversation or make the guests self-conscious. The conversations lasted until the film ran out. A 25-minutes episode would be edited from the two-hour dinner.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Joey Lauren Adams, Peter Berg, Kevin James, Jeanne Tripplehorn

This episode was taped at the Atlantic in Los Angeles on March 19, 2001. Jon's guests are: Joey Lauren Adams, actress

EP 2

Vince Vaughn, Garry Shandling, Cheri Oteri, Peter Falk

This episode was taped at Musso & Frank Grill in Hollywood on October 10, 2001. Jon's guests are: Peter Falk, actor,

EP 3

Christian Slater, Illeana Douglas, Jeff Goldblum, Fred Willard

This episode was taped at the Pinot Hollywood on November 18, 2001. Jon's guests are: Illeana Douglas, actress, Ghost

EP 4

Ron Livingston, Kevin Pollack, Sarah Silverman, Rod Steiger

This episode was taped at the Saddle Peak Lodge, Calabasas on November 19, 2001. Jon's guests are: Ron Livingston, ac

EP 5

Andy Dick, Daryl Hannah, Marilyn Manson

This episode was taped at the Pinot Hollywood restaurant, on January 13, 2002. Jon's guests are: Andy Dick, actor, Ne

EP 6

Sean Astin, Bonnie Hunt, Kevin James, Ray Romano

EP 7

Saffron Burrows, Faizon Love, Michael Rapaport, Sarah Silverman

EP 8

Jennifer Beals, Adam Goldberg, Seth Green, Dwight Yoakum

EP 9

David Cross, Famke Janssen, Denis Leary, Martha Plimpton

EP 10

Sean Combs, John Leguizamo, Juliette Lewis, Vincent Pastore

This episode was taped at Dylan Prime restaurant in New York City on April 7, 2002. Jon's guests are: Sean "Puffy" Comb

EP 1

Ben Affleck, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Garner, Kevin Smith

EP 2

Dom Deluise, Peter Falk, John Herzfeld, Richard Lewis

EP 3

Peter Bogdanovich, Larry Miller, Penelope Ann Miller, Liev Schreiber

EP 4

Ed Asner, Ed Begley, Jr., Carrie Fisher, Blair Underwood

EP 5

David Byrne, Dave Eggers, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Pantoliano

EP 6

Louis C.K., Illeana Douglas, Will Ferrell, Eddie Izzard

EP 7

Vince Vaughn, Cole Hauser, Rory Cochrane, Brian Cox

EP 8

John Landis, David Alan Grier, Leland Orser, Fran Drescher

EP 9

Beverly D'Angelo, Rosie Perez, Cathy Moriarty, Catherine Kellner

EP 10

James Caan, Will Ferrell, Mary Steenburgen, Zooey Deschanel

EP 11

Sean Hayes, Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, Oliver Platt

EP 12

Peter Berg, Judd Apatow, Famke Janssen, Paul Rudd

EP 13

Lili Taylor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, John Sayles, Vanessa Martinez

EP 1

Gina Gershon, Dennis Farina, Ron Livingston, Faizon Love

EP 2

Kevin James, Tony Shalhoub, Richard Lewis, Burt Reynolds

EP 3

Kevin Smith, George Carlin, Jason Biggs, Stephen Root

EP 4

Joe Mantegna, Bob Odenkirk, Michael McKean, Jeff Garlin

EP 5

Jeff Ross, Hector Elizando, Kevin Pollak, Laura Kightlinger

EP 6

Laura Dern, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Ernie Hudson

EP 7

Jennifer Esposito, Barry Pepper, Luis Guzman, Stephen Dorff

EP 8

Alec Baldwin, Peter Dinklage, Carrie Fisher, Tracey Ullman

EP 9

Dom DeLuise, Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Charles Nelson Reilly

EP 10

John Waters, Colin Quinn, Danny Aiello, Delroy Lindo

EP 11

Isaac Mizrahi, Alan Cumming, Faizon Love, Amy Irving

EP 12

David Cross, Molly Shannon, George Hickenlooper, Phillip Baker Hall

EP 13

Michael Madsen, Richard Donner, Ray Romano, Ron Eldard

EP 14

Neve Campbell, Henry Winkler, Dave Foley, Jeff Garlin

EP 15

Peter Berg, Billy Bob Thornton, Brian Grazer, H.G (Buzz) Bissinger

EP 16

Martin Scorsese

Host Jon Favreau devotes the entire program this week to a conversation with famed director Martin Scorsese.

EP 1

David Milch, Tim Olyphant, Michael Rapaport, Jay Mohr

This episode was taped at Le Meridien, Beverly Hills. Jon's guests are: David Milch, writer/producer, Deadwood, NYPD Bl

EP 2

Tracy Morgan, Jeffrey Tambor, Bonnie Hunt, Jason Bateman

This week Jon's guests are: * Jason Bateman, actor, Arrested Development, Dodgeball * Bonnie Hunt, actress/Director,

EP 3

Rob Zombie, Bruce Campbell, Roger Corman, Faizon Love

This episode was taped at La Cachette restaurant in Santa Monica.Jon's guests are: * Bruce Campbell, actor, Evil Dead

EP 4

Michael De Luca, Luis Guzman, Michael Chiklis, Henry Rollins

Jon's guests are:Michael De Luca, producer, New Line Studios Luis Guzman, actor, Boogie Nights, Carlito's Way Michael

EP 5

David Duchovny, Dax Shepard, Tim Blake Nelson, Stephen Root

This episode was taped at Le Meridien, Beverly Hills.Jon's guests are:* David Duchovny, actor/director, X-Files, Kalifor

EP 6

Bill Maher, Alanis Morissette, Rosanna Arquette, Bob Odenkirk

This episode was taped at Le Meridien, Beverly Hills. Jon's guests are: * Rosanna Arquette, actress, New York Stor

EP 7

Frank Darabont, Alan Cumming, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard

This episode was taped at the Pinot in Hollywood. Jon's guests are: Frank Darabont, writer/director, The Shawshank Rede

EP 8

Tony Hawk, Stacy Peralta, Seth MacFarlane, Jon Heder

EP 9

Kevin Smith, Jason Lee, Stan Lee, Mark Hamill, J.J. Abrams

Kevin Smith is the guest host of this episode, replacing Jon Favreau.

EP 10

Adam Goldberg, Christina Ricci, Giovanni Ribisi, Steven Drozd

EP 1

Peter Billingsley, Justin Long, Keir O'Donnell, Vince Vaughn

This episode was taped at the Atlantic in Los Angeles on March 19, 2001. Jon's guests are: * Vince Vaughn, actor, Wedd

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