Workaholics
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Workaholics is a situational comedy
television series, which premiered on Comedy Central on April 6, 2011. The series is in its second season, and it is predominantly written by its stars Blake Anderson
, Adam DeVine
, and Anders Holm
who play three recent college graduates, roommates, and co-workers at a telemarketing
company. Television veteran Kevin Etten
is the series' showrunner. It is a slacker
comedy with the title intended as irony
.
. The show was renewed for a second season to have ten episodes, and premiered on September 20, 2011. It has been confirmed that Workaholics has been renewed for a third season.
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
television series, which premiered on Comedy Central on April 6, 2011. The series is in its second season, and it is predominantly written by its stars Blake Anderson
Blake Anderson
Blake Anderson is a comedian and one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics. Originally from Concord, California, Anderson studied with The Groundlings and with Upright Citizens Brigade He formed the sketch-comedy group Mail Order Comedy along with Workaholics costars...
, Adam DeVine
Adam DeVine
Adam Devine is a comedian, actor and one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics.DeVine was born in Omaha, Nebraska...
, and Anders Holm
Anders Holm
Anders Holm is a comedy writer and one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics. Originally from Evanston, Illinois, Holm graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and the Second City Conservatory in L.A. He, along with fellow Workaholics creators Blake Anderson,...
who play three recent college graduates, roommates, and co-workers at a telemarketing
Telemarketing
Telemarketing is a method of direct marketing in which a salesperson solicits prospective customers to buy products or services, either over the phone or through a subsequent face to face or Web conferencing appointment scheduled during the call.Telemarketing can also include recorded sales pitches...
company. Television veteran Kevin Etten
Kevin Etten
Kevin Etten is an American screenwriter and television producer.Beginning as a writer for The Late Show with David Letterman, Etten has since been a part of the crews of the dramedies Ed and Desperate Housewives, the latter for which he also served as a producer.In 2011, Etten began as executive...
is the series' showrunner. It is a slacker
Slacker
The term "slacker" is used to refer to a person who habitually avoids work. Slackers may be regarded as belonging to an antimaterialistic counterculture, though in some cases their behavior may be due to other causes ....
comedy with the title intended as irony
Irony
Irony is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is a sharp incongruity or discordance that goes beyond the simple and evident intention of words or actions...
.
Synopsis
The three main characters, Blake, Adam, and Anders, were roommates in college, and continue to share a house together as they transition into adulthood. The show's action is generally confined to the main characters' house and their workplace, a cubicle the three of them share at a telemarketing company.Main cast
- Blake AndersonBlake AndersonBlake Anderson is a comedian and one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics. Originally from Concord, California, Anderson studied with The Groundlings and with Upright Citizens Brigade He formed the sketch-comedy group Mail Order Comedy along with Workaholics costars...
- Blake Chesterfield Henderson, the more zany and eccentric one - Adam DeVineAdam DeVineAdam Devine is a comedian, actor and one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics.DeVine was born in Omaha, Nebraska...
- Adam Demamp, impulsive and fun-loving - Anders HolmAnders HolmAnders Holm is a comedy writer and one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics. Originally from Evanston, Illinois, Holm graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and the Second City Conservatory in L.A. He, along with fellow Workaholics creators Blake Anderson,...
- Anders 'Ders' Holmvik, the most responsible of the three
Recurring cast
- Maribeth MonroeMaribeth MonroeMaribeth Monroe is an American actress, writer and comedian. She is currently featured in the Comedy Central television series Workaholics, playing office manager Alice Murphy.Monroe performed at The Second City, both on the Chicago and Detroit stages...
- Alice Murphy, their sexually empowered boss - Jillian Bell - Jillian Belk, Alice's assistant and office manager
- Kyle NewacheckKyle NewacheckKyle Newacheck is a filmmaker and one of the creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics, which he also stars in and directs. Originally from Concord, California, Newacheck graduated from The Los Angeles Film School in 2004 with a degree in editing...
- Karl Hevacheck, a drug-dealer and jack-of-all-trades, according to Blake and Adam, "the smartest guy they know" and is often referred to as "the human genius". - Erik Griffin - Montez Walker
- Edward BarbanellEdward BarbanellEdward Barbanell is an American actor with Down syndrome, best known for playing the character of "Billy" in the 2005 film The Ringer. He attended Coral Springs High School....
- Bradley, Alice's Down syndromeDown syndromeDown syndrome, or Down's syndrome, trisomy 21, is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British physician who described the syndrome in 1866. The condition was clinically described earlier in the 19th...
-affected brother. He is well liked by the guys and they refer to him as "B-Rad".
Guest stars
- Chris ParnellChris ParnellThomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell is an American comic actor best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998–2006 and currently for his recurring role as Dr. Leo Spaceman on NBC's Emmy Award-winning comedy series 30 Rock. Parnell also voices Cyril Figgis on the FX animated comedy...
is the CEO of the telemarketing firm who first appears in "In the Line of Getting Fired" when Adam, Blake, and Anders hit him with their car. - Clint HowardClint HowardClinton "Clint" Howard is an American film and television actor. He is a character actor with numerous brief appearances on television and films. He has played many bit parts in movies directed by his brother, actor-turned-director Ron Howard. He is also the uncle of actress Bryce Dallas Howard...
and Rance HowardRance HowardRance Howard is an American actor who has starred in film and on television.-Life and career:Howard was born Harold Rance Beckenholdt in Oklahoma, the son of Ethel Cleo and Engel Beckenholdt, a farmer. He changed his name to "Rance Howard" when he became an actor. He married Jean Speegle Howard...
guest-starred in the episode "The Strike" as a scab hire to replace Adam and Blake. - Marc SummersMarc SummersMarc Summers is an American television personality, comedian, game show host, producer, and a two-time talk show host. He is best known for hosting the Nickelodeon game show Double Dare and currently hosts Unwrapped on The Food Network.- Early career :Summers was born Marc Berkowitz in...
makes a cameo as himself in the episode "We Be Ballin'". - Chris D'EliaChris D'EliaChris D'Elia is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comic, actor, and writer.D'Elia has been featured on Showtime's Live Nude Comedy and Comedy Central's Live at Gotham and Comedy Central Presents. He was introduced to a broader audience as a regular on the series Glory Daze, which ran for one season on...
guest-starred as a new friend in the episode "To Friend A Predator". - Lee RehermanLee RehermanLee Reherman is a former American football player but a current actor and television host.-Personal life:Reherman was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He played football at Cornell University and then played professionally with the Miami Dolphins...
and Laura KightlingerLaura KightlingerLaura Kightlinger is an American actress, comedian and writer. She may be best known for her role as Nurse Sheila on Will & Grace.-Early life:Kightlinger was born and raised in Jamestown, New York...
guest-starred in the episode "Muscle I'd Like to Flex". - Tyler, The CreatorTyler, the CreatorTyler Okonma , better known by his stage name Tyler, The Creator, is an American rapper, record producer, music video director, actor, graphic artist and fashion designer from Los Angeles, currently signed to English independent record label XL Recordings and his own record label, Odd Future...
, Taco Bennett and Cedric of the hip hop collective OFWGKTAOFWGKTAOdd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, often abbreviated OFWGKTA and also known simply as Odd Future or Golf Wang, is an alternative hip hop collective from Los Angeles, California...
guest-starred in the episode "Heist School". - Mitchell HurwitzMitchell HurwitzMitchell D. Hurwitz is an American television writer and producer. He is best known as the creator of the television sitcom Arrested Development as well as the co-creator of The Ellen Show, and a contributor to The John Larroquette Show and The Golden Girls.-Birth and early life:Hurwitz was born...
, creator of Arrested Development, guest-starred in the episode "Dry Guys". - Nicky Whelan guest-starred as an attractive telemarketing intern in the episode "Temp-Tress".
- Katee SackhoffKatee SackhoffKathryn Ann "Katee" Sackhoff is an American actress known mainly for playing Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on the Sci Fi Channel's television program Battlestar Galactica. In 2004 she was nominated for a Saturn Award in the "Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series" category for her work in...
guest-starred as a homeless woman in the episode "Karl's Wedding". - Carla GalloCarla GalloCarla Gallo is an American actress notable for roles in the television series Undeclared, Carnivàle, and Bones, and in the indie film Spanking the Monkey.-Filmography:-External links:...
guest-starred in the episode "Karl's Wedding".
Production
Workaholics was ordered by Comedy Central in March 2010 after a Comedy Central executive saw a series of videos the group had posted on YouTube. The pilot aired as a "TV Sneak Peek" after the March 15, 2011 debut of the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump. The program premiered its ten-episode first season on April 6, 2011, at 10:30 p.m. EDT on Comedy CentralComedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
. The show was renewed for a second season to have ten episodes, and premiered on September 20, 2011. It has been confirmed that Workaholics has been renewed for a third season.
International broadcast
- In Canada, the show airs on Tuesday nights at 10:30pm EDT on The Comedy NetworkThe Comedy NetworkThe Comedy Network a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media specializing in comedy programming.The channel operates two time shifted feeds, East and West ....
following new episodes of Tosh.0Tosh.0Tosh.0 is an American television series hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh, who provides sarcastic commentary on online video clips, society, celebrities, and other parts of popular culture.-History:...
. - In Australia, the show airs on Wednesdays at 10:00pm on The Comedy ChannelThe Comedy ChannelThe Comedy Channel is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television.-History:...
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