Exit 57 was a half-hour sketch comedy series produced by HBO Downtown Productions for the Comedy Central cable network in 1995 and 1996.

The sketches took place within the fictional suburban setting of Quad Cities.  The opening credits depicted the five cast members standing near their broken down car on the side of the highway. A bizarre motorist picks them up. The driver was listening to a news report on the radio about a serial killer, but he changes the station. The song "If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake" plays as he holds a camera up to snap photos of each passenger. Paul, Stephen, Jodi, Amy, and Mitch become visibly suspicious of their driver's strange behavior and they ask him to pull off the highway onto Exit 57.

The stars and creators of Exit 57 (Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris, Mitch Rouse) all knew each other from their days with the famed Second City comedy troupe.

During Exit 57's two-year run, the show earned five CableACE Award nominations for best writing, performing, and comedy series.

Note: the names of these episodes are for the purpose of distinguishing them and aren't "official" as far as I know. Also sketches that Paul does not appear in are not listed. For a complete listing of sketches, check out Tony's Exit 57 page, which is where I shamelessly stole this intro because I couldn't come up with anything better.

The quirky intro to the show with the gang in the car of the bizarre motorist.
[13 images]

Pilot Intro

The Pilot intro is different from the rest of the series and features the cast member's names on various objects (Paul's a wrestling robe). Cagney, Paul's late dog, also makes an appearance.
[4 images]

Gladiators
[15 images]

Paul plays a sports commentator at the Roman Coliseum and talks with Spartacus about his latest victory and then with the decapitated loser's coach Agrippa.

Victim Reenactment
[34 images]

In this sketch, Paul plays a thug who is jailed for beating a man with a metal baseball bat. He blames his anger on "inner-city rage" even though he's from the suburbs. To help the healing, the victim is brought in and the whole scenario acted out again, much to the dismay of the victim.

My Wife Dumped Me for a Guy Named Jesus
[21 images]

In this sketch Paul plays a man who's wife leaves leaves him and his sinful ways to find Jesus. He sings a sad song about her betrayal. I guess he'll be fixing his own dinner.
The mp3 of this song can be found in the multimedia section.

Unresponsive
[29 images]

In this black and white sketch, a spoof on 1950's backward medical practices, Paul's wife has become "unresponsive" in the bedroom and the doctor suggests institutionalizing her. Nurse Betts suggests that all she needs is a little excitement.

Office Crush
[28 images]

In this sketch Paul convinces his co-worker that he has a crush on her by dropping her hints. When she says she cares for him too, he recants, and then convinces her again he was just scared and was lying.

Dentistry Sneak Attack
[11 images]

In this sketch, Paul is one of a group of dentists on the prowl in the wild for a new patient.

Bottomless Lake
[25 images]

In this sketch Paul plays a boy whose parents present him with a non sequitur about who he would save from drowning, his mother or father.

Lung Problems
[8 images]

In this sketch Paul plays a man who has developed a mysterious difficulty breathing. A doctor diagnoses him as healthy because of a "faulty" X-ray

The Messenger
[12 images]

In this sketch Paul plays a man who is dooped by a friend (Stephen) who goes back and forth between him and Amy, with his messages getting lost in translation on the way.

Have Some Corn
[6 images]

Paul is in this sketch for about 12 seconds to play an Indian accepting an offering of corn from a young pilgrim.

Charlie
[5 images]

In this sketch, Paul plays a soldier who is angry at Charlie and his selfish ways.

Mary the Dead Girl
[8 images]

In this short sketch Paul plays a tiny part of a man who wants to revenge the death of Mary.

Prison Infidelity
[39 images]

In this sketch Paul's character, Lenny, suspects his cell mate of digging a hole with someone else when he sees dirt under his nails. He becomes emotional and wonders why his cell mate wants to dig with Earl instead of him.

Professional Children
[28 images]

In this sketch Paul plays a school boy who is helping to make a trap. He meets a new boy and they give him some advice and then they're accosted by two girls.

Employees Only
[17 images]

In this sketch, Paul plays a businessman who has forgotten his I.D. The overzealous doorman won't let him up until he tries a clever trick.

Financial Planning
[9 images]

In this sketch, a TV commercial parody, the Andersons (Amy, Paul, and Paul's dog Cagney) seek revenge against the investment broker (Stephen) who robbed them blind by supposedly investing their money in Chilean llamas, but he actually vacationed in Aruba.

Craft Carnival
[7 images]

In this sketch, Paul plays Mr. Daniels, the craft fair organizer. He comes over to tell Bobbi that she must remove the items that are not actually crafts (ie shoe ashtrays) or she'll be asked to leave.

Softball Game
[7 images]

A group of parents get over-enthusiastic over their daughters' softball game and a tussle ensues when one of the girls drops the ball.

No! Yes!
[7 images]

In this sketch Paul is having an argument with his wife about her talking too much on the telephone and moving his things.

Hot Dog Stand
[6 images]

In this sketch Paul plays a small part as a hot dog vendor that Amber takes a liking to.

Sleep Like a Baby
[13 images]

In this sketch, Paul plays a ranch hand who after a hard days says he'll sleep like a baby. The boss doesn't like the sound of it and wants to fire him.

One Hand Clapping
[17 images]

In the sketch Paul plays a clueless philosophy student who's really into Zen and wants to debate his teacher. He finally discovers what the sound of "one hand clapping" is.

The Robbery
[6 images]

In this sketch Paul plays a man who is a victim of mistaken identity due to graffiti on a want ad. It has pleasing results for him.

Roofers
[19 images]

In this sketch, Paul plays a poetic soul captivated by a sunbathing young lass. He can't get her out of his mind, so he convinces his friend to talk to her for him with little result.

The Rattler
[1 image]

In this sketch, Paul plays a man who is trying to talk a colleague down from the ledge of the candy company's building to avoid bad press. He calls in The Rattler to get things done.

Shy Bladder
[1 image]

Paul is in this sketch for approximately two seconds, just long enough to kick in a case of a shy bladder.

Dr. Welch
[6 images]

In this sketch, Paul plays a ditzy newsstand clerk who talks about how he couldn't get a job when he was looking for one because he's Italian.

Fat Baby
[19 images]

In this sketch, Paul can't help but express his feelings about his friends' fat baby and then the insults start flying.

Honey Pie
[30 images]

In this sketch Paul plays Junior, a boy caught up with the sexy drifter and his Momma.

Fur Coat
[46 images]

In this sketch, Paul plays a guy a little too obsessed with his fur coat. A confrontation happens between his date and her ex boyfriend that puts the coat in peril.

Doctors Operating on Doctors
[15 images]

Why did so many people have to die? Paul plays a surgeon who operates on other doctors and they keep dying.

Fur Coat Revisited
[5 images]

A short where Paul's fox fur coat is yet again in imminent peril.

Oh Randy part 1
[2 images]

Randy is enraged by her parents trying to punish her. While she rants and raves he Dad grooms a banzai bush.

Salmon Farm
[21 images]

There's trouble at Harrod's salmon farm. The local trout baron comes by and tries to sway him into selling the farm, but he won't budge.

Oh Randy part 2
[3 images]

Randy continues her ranting through dinner, while her Dad still works on his banzai tree.

Captain Cocksicle
[17 images]

Paul interrupts Mitch's game of pool with insults and can't take a hint that he isn't wanted.

Oh Randy part 3
[2 images]

Randy is still going all the way until bedtime.

Surgery Sideshow
[24 images]

Paul tries to liven up the surgery by looking into a pan to perform. He loses his patient, but doesn't want to lose the crowd so he entertains them with juggling & animal balloons.

Dance Studio Survivors
[17 images]

Poor Phillip has a cone on his head because he had a polyp removed and keeps getting it infected. Laura introduces him to her imbalanced mother, who quickly tries to seduce him. He leaves and tragedy ensues.

Dancing Muchachos
[45 images]

These three muchachos try and impress two ladies with their smooth moves and sweet song, but are rejected, even though Humberto is the designated driver every other night.

Subtle Innuendos
[8 images]

Paul gets a surprise when he goes to talk to Amy and sees she is pregnant and very friendly.

Scoot Night
[16 images]

The family from "Bottomless Lake" is guilting their son again about wanting to go out on Scoot Night with Kathleen Cullivitz while the Reverend is there.

Tick Check
[11 images]

Stephen gets one heck of a tick and Paul figures out a way to help him.

Dean Pepper
[3 images]

Paul is in this sketch for about 20 seconds as Jodi's passed out make-out partner at a party.

Scarves
[19 images]

One part avant-garde art film, one part Calvin Klein ad spoof, Paul and Stephen play boys whose mother wouldn't let them play.

Frog Giggin
[4 images]

Paul plays God, helping to answer why Jodi's daddy had to die and giving frog giggin advice. Jesus and Fate join him to give their two cents also.

Troy and Laughton
[34 images]

Paul plays a cool grocery store worker, Troy, who gets under the skin of his do-gooder co-worker, Laughton. Laughton's plan to get Troy in trouble backfires terribly.

Blind Date
[3 images]

Paul plays a small part as a blind date Amy is willing to manipulate her roommate for.

Cronie
[36 images]

Paul's character from Office Crush is up to his old antics again, asking a co-worker to help him identify a rash that's developed in his "cronal region".

Father Son Wrestling
[30 images]

Unibrowed brothers have an unwanted wrestling match with their father who thinks he can still take them.

Combat
[17 images]

A military doctor uses psychological manipulation to create soldiers willing to fight at the sound a gun being fired, but a nurse tries to foil his plan.

Down in the Basement
[59 images]

Paul's character finds himself demonstrating his techniques for his girlfriend's father... over and over.

Daddy Always Liked You Best
[13 images]

Brothers get in a fight over their father's inheritance and who he loved more.

Asphalt
[6 images]

Paul wants this lovely wooded area flattened and made into parking lots and gets a ride along the way.

Tattletale
[9 images]

Paul plays a highly creepy principal who mistakes Amy for another girl who has gotten in trouble for unauthorized use of heavy machinery.

Attack of the Giant Ladybug
[17 images]

A town finds themselves confronted with a giant ladybug who isn't a threat, but must be taken down.

Pre-Marital Counseling
[18 images]

Paul and his fiance go to church-sanctioned pre-marital counseling and find themselves faced with Marty and Gina, a very odd couple.

Blaze
[5 images]

Paul plays a cop trying to take down this notorious criminal mastermind.

Floor Sanders
[9 images]

Paul plays the boss of a floor sanding company and has to deal with an incompetent employee, Dominic, not following procedure and manipulating his way back into his job.

The Credit Card
[5 images]

Paul plays a swinging bachelor, Russell Bits, who enjoys the ladies and his frozen tigers. He runs into a bit of a problem with his credit card.