The Birthday Boys (TV series)
| The Birthday Boys | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sketch comedy |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Carl Fieler |
| Camera setup | Single camera |
| Running time | 22–23 minutes |
| Production companies | Red Hour Productions Principato-Young Entertainment The Birthday Boys Abso Lutely IFC Original Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | IFC |
| Release | October 18, 2013 – December 19, 2014 |
The Birthday Boys is an American sketch comedy television series that premiered on IFC on October 18, 2013, starring the sketch comedy troupe of the same name.[1] The show's two seasons consisted of ten episodes each.
Cast
- Jefferson Dutton[1]
- Dave Ferguson[1]
- Mike Hanford[1]
- Tim Kalpakis[1]
- Matt Kowalick[1]
- Mike Mitchell[1]
- Chris VanArtsdalen[1]
Recurring
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 10 | October 18, 2013 | December 20, 2013 | |
| 2 | 10 | October 17, 2014 | December 19, 2014 | |
Season 1 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Paychecks!" | October 18, 2013 | |
| 2 | 2 | "Goofy Roofers" | October 25, 2013 | |
Guest star: French Stewart | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Catching up on Shows" | November 1, 2013 | |
| 4 | 4 | "Rock and Roll" | November 8, 2013 | |
| 5 | 5 | "Cool Machine" | November 15, 2013 | |
Guest star: Tia Carrere | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Helpful Tips" | November 22, 2013 | |
| 7 | 7 | "Skewered!" | November 29, 2013 | |
| 8 | 8 | "All Your Favorites Are Back" | December 6, 2013 | |
| 9 | 9 | "Going All the Way" | December 13, 2013 | |
Guest stars: Natasha Leggero and Paget Brewster | ||||
| 10 | 10 | "Dumb Public" | December 20, 2013 | |
Season 2 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Snobs and Slobs" | October 17, 2014 | 0.031[2] | |
| 12 | 2 | "Wet Dreams May Come" | October 24, 2014 | 0.081[3] | |
Guest stars: Bob Odenkirk and Helen Slayton-Hughes | |||||
| 13 | 3 | "Women Are Funny" | October 31, 2014 | 0.061[4] | |
Guest stars: Sandra Bernhard, Garfunkel and Oates, Ellie Kemper, Lennon Parham, June Diane Raphael and Casey Wilson | |||||
| 14 | 4 | "Freshy's" | November 7, 2014 | 0.035[5] | |
| 15 | 5 | "Love Date Hump" | November 14, 2014 | 0.028[6] | |
| 16 | 6 | "Getting Preachy" | November 21, 2014 | 0.102[7] | |
Guest stars: Horatio Sanz and Fred Willard | |||||
| 17 | 7 | "The Plight of the Working Class" | November 28, 2014 | 0.039[8] | |
| 18 | 8 | "The U.S. Healthcare System" | December 5, 2014 | 0.061[9] | |
Guest star: Chris Elliott | |||||
| 19 | 9 | "Cerf's Folly" | December 12, 2014 | 0.034[10] | |
Guest stars: Tony Hale and Thomas Lennon | |||||
| 20 | 10 | "Season Finale" | December 19, 2014 | 0.084[11] | |
Guest stars: Matt Besser and Corey Feldman | |||||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bibel, Sara (August 13, 2013). "IFC's New Sketch Comedy, 'The Birthday Boys' to Premiere Friday, October 18". Zap2it. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 20, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 10.17.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 27, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 10.24.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (November 3, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 10.31.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (November 10, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 11.7.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (November 17, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 11.14.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (November 24, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 11.21.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on November 26, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 2, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 11.28.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 8, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.5.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 15, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.12.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 22, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.19.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.