There was a time in the early days of cable when different channels made a real effort to bring in interesting hosts to get you to subscribe.
A character that spun off from SCTV, Joe Flaherty's Count Floyd has an elaborate backstory, in which a news anchor at a small station is forced to perform multiple roles - one of them being the host of a horror movie show who knew very little about horror movies or vampires.
Until now, I'm not sure if any of these segments have been uploaded for viewing, though they are referenced on WIkipedia, so they're not unknown.
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