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TripTank
''TripTank'' is an American adult animated sketch comedy television series which premiered April 2, 2014 on Comedy Central. The show is made up of various sketches, portrayed by multiple animation styles created by many different animators and writers. Although no direct correlation exists between the different stories, a continued theme of dark satire prevails throughout. Voicing talent includes Carlos Alazraqui, Bill Oakley, Wayne Brady, Bob Odenkirk, Curtis Armstrong, Nat Faxon, Tom Kenny, Rachel Butera, Larry David, Yotam Perel, Rob Yulfo, Zach Galifianakis, Kumail Nanjiani, Brett Gelman, Kyle Kinane, John DiMaggio, Duncan Trussell, Joey Diaz, Niecy Nash, among others. On July 18, 2016, the series was cancelled after two seasons. Recurring sketches Several sketch characters and scenarios recur within the series sometimes inter-spaced throughout the same episode or only once per episode. These include: *''TripTank Reception'' - A scenario starting Steve (Jonah Ray), the rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff & Some Aliens
''Jeff & Some Aliens'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Sean Donnelly and Alessandro Minoli. It is based on sketches from ''TripTank''. The series stars Brett Gelman and Alessandro Minoli. The series aired on Comedy Central from January 11, 2017, to March 15, 2017. The plot surrounds three aliens who travel to Earth to find the most average person to test and understand humans. Most episodes revolve around Jeff having a problem that the aliens can fix with a strange device. On December 1, 2017, the series was canceled after one season. Cast *Brett Gelman as Jeff Mahoney *Alessandro Minoli as Jimmy / Ted / Sammy * Jon Daly as Chet *Josh Fadem as Dave *Marc Evan Jackson as Zoops *Mark Ivanir as Evgeny *Alicia Silverstone as Alison, Jeff's Sister *Zack Pearlman as Corey * Helena Mattsson as Inga *Tress MacNeille as Pam, Jeff's Mom *Richard Kind as Stanley, Jeff's Dad *Natalie Smyka as Linda *Hannah Heller as Sally *Kesha Kesha Rose Sebert (; born March 1, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Kinane
Kyle Christian Kinane (born December 23, 1976) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and voice actor from Addison, Illinois. Career Kinane's first television appearance was on '' The Nanny'' playing "Young Roger Clinton". His debut album ''Death of the Party'', recorded at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles and released in 2010 on AST Records, was met with critical acclaim. Kinane was named in ''Variety''s "Ten Comics to Watch in 2010". Kinane has had a longstanding relationship with the cable channel Comedy Central, including serving as the voice for their on-air announcements since 2011. His first ''Comedy Central Presents'' half-hour special was on February 25, 2011. Other Comedy Central programs on which he has appeared include ''Drunk History'' (on which he retold the story of the Haymarket affair while drunk), the game show ''@midnight'', which he has won seven times, and the 2014 animated series '' TripTank''. Kinane's first stand-up comedy DVD speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Gelman
Brett Clifford Gelman (born October 6, 1976) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Murray Bauman in Netflix's horror-supernatural series '' Stranger Things'' and as Martin on the BBC comedy '' Fleabag''. Gelman began his career as a comedian in the 2000s, gaining notability the following decade for his involvement in numerous Adult Swim shows, notably '' Eagleheart'' and comedy specials in 2014 and 2015. During this time, he also was part of the main casts of the NBC sitcom '' Go On'', the Comedy Central series '' Another Period'', and the FX comedy series '' Married.'' Gelman became prominent in the late 2010s for his critically acclaimed supporting roles in ''Fleabag'' and ''Stranger Things'', in addition to those on ''Camping and Mr. Mercedes''. As a voice actor, he has contributed to television series ''Jeff & Some Aliens'' and ''TripTank'' on Comedy Central and, more recently, '' I Heart Arlo'' and ''Inside Job'' on Netflix, among others. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong (born November 27, 1953) is an American actor and singer best known for playing the role of Booger in the '' Revenge of the Nerds'' movies, Herbert Viola on the TV series ''Moonlighting'', Miles Dalby in the film ''Risky Business'', and record producer Ahmet Ertegun in the film ''Ray'' as well as for playing the role of Metatron on the TV series ''Supernatural.'' He is also known for providing his voice for such characters as Schmuley "Snot" Lonstein on the animated TV series ''American Dad!'' and Maru in the animated film '' Planes: Fire & Rescue'' in addition to portraying the title character on the animated TV series '' Dan Vs.'', Mr. Moleguaco in ''The Emperor's New School'', Ezekiel the Cockroach on ''Doom Patrol'', and Robot Default on '' Robot and Monster''. From 2013 to 2015, he served as the co-host of the TBS reality television competition series '' King of the Nerds''. Personal life Armstrong was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Norma E. Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Galifianakis
Zachary Knight Galifianakis (born October 1, 1969) is an American actor and comedian. He appeared in ''Comedy Central Presents'' special and presented his show ''Late World with Zach'' on VH1. Galifianakis has starred in films including ''The Hangover'' trilogy (2009–2013), ''Due Date'' (2010), '' The Campaign'' (2012), '' Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)'' (2014) and '' Masterminds'' (2016). He has also voiced characters in animated films such as '' Puss in Boots'' (2011), '' The Lego Batman Movie'' (2017), '' Missing Link'' (2019), '' Ron's Gone Wrong'' (2021) and ''The Bob's Burgers Movie'' (2022). Galifianakis currently hosts the Funny or Die website talk show ''Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis''. He starred in the FX series ''Baskets'' and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2017. Early life Zachary Knight Galifianakis ( el, Ζαχαρίας Γαλυφιανάκης; , ) was born in Wilk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry David
Lawrence Gene David (born July 2, 1947) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and television producer. He and Jerry Seinfeld created the television sitcom ''Seinfeld'', on which David was head writer and executive producer for the first seven seasons. He gained further recognition for the HBO series ''Curb Your Enthusiasm,'' which he created and stars in as a fictionalized version of himself. He has written or co-written the story of every episode since its pilot episode in 1999. David's work on ''Seinfeld'' won him two Primetime Emmy Awards in 1993, for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Comedy Series. Formerly a comedian, he went into television comedy, writing and starring in ABC's '' Fridays'', and writing briefly for ''Saturday Night Live''. He has been nominated for 27 Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He was voted by fellow comedians and comedy insiders as the 23rd greatest comedy star ever in a 2004 B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ShadowMachine
ShadowMachine is an American animation studio and production company for film, television, commercials and music videos. Since its early days producing the stop-motion animation show ''Robot Chicken'', the company has been producing such shows as ''Moral Orel'', ''Mary Shelley's Frankenhole'' and '' Titan Maximum'' for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. Afterwards, the company produced ''BoJack Horseman'', for Michael Eisner's Tornante Company, starring Will Arnett, Aaron Paul, and Amy Sedaris, as well as ''Tuca & Bertie'', starring Tiffany Haddish, Ali Wong, and Steven Yeun. Films Television Specials Music videos Advertising As the studio has grown, they have also taken on work with various advertising campaigns with high-profile clients such as Honda. It was also honored at the ADDY Awards for an ad campaign with Farmers Insurance, directed by Jed Hathaway. * Pinto Promos for Fuel TV' * Hallmark eCards (Can't Touch This)' ** Director: Rohitash Rao * Happy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Brady
Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an American television personality, comedian, actor, and singer. He is a regular on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' He was the host of the daytime talk show ''The Wayne Brady Show'', was the original host of Fox's ''Don't Forget the Lyrics!'', and has hosted ''Let's Make a Deal'' since its 2009 revival. Brady also performed in the Tony Award–winning musical '' Kinky Boots'' on Broadway as Simon—who is also drag queen Lola—from November 2015 to March 2016, and as James Stinson on the American TV series ''How I Met Your Mother''. Brady is a five-time Emmy Award winner, winning his first for his work on ''Whose Line?'' in 2003, two more in the next year for ''The Wayne Brady Show'', and two for ''Let's Make a Deal''. He was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 2009 for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance, for his cover of the Sam Cooke song " A Change Is Gonna Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niecy Nash
Carol Denise Betts (née Ensley; born February 23, 1970), known professionally as Niecy Nash-Betts (), is an American actress, comedian and television host, best known for her performances on television. Nash hosted the Style Network show '' Clean House'' from 2003 to 2010, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2010. As an actress, she played the role of Deputy Raineesha Williams in the comedy series ''Reno 911!'' (2003–2009, 2020–present). Nash received two nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nominations for her performance as nurse Denise "DiDi" Ortley in the HBO comedy '' Getting On'' (2013–2015). She also starred as Lolli Ballantine on the TV Land sitcom ''The Soul Man'' (2012–2016), Denise Hemphill in the Fox horror-comedy series, '' Scream Queens'' (2015–2016) and as Desna Simms, a leading character, in the TNT crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Diaz
José Antonio Díaz (born February 19, 1963), known professionally as Joey "CoCo" Diaz, is a Cuban-American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster. After pursuing stand-up comedy full time in 1991 in the Colorado and Seattle areas, Diaz relocated to Los Angeles in 1995 where he began acting, securing various film and television roles, including '' My Name Is Earl'', '' The Longest Yard'', '' Spider-Man 2'', '' Grudge Match'', and '' The Many Saints of Newark''. In 2010, Diaz started to gain widespread notoriety from his appearances on '' The Joe Rogan Experience'' podcast. From 2012 to 2020, he was the host of his own podcast, ''The Church of What's Happening Now'' with Lee Syatt, and has since hosted ''Uncle Joey's Joint''. Early life José Antonio Diaz was born in Havana, Cuba. He immigrated at a young age to the United States, where he was raised in North Bergen, New Jersey, a town where he noted he was the only Cuban-American at the time. His mother ran a bar and a successf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nat Faxon
Nathaniel Faxon (born October 11, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. A frequent presence on comedic films and TV series, he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing '' The Descendants'' (2011) and starred in the Fox comedy series '' Ben and Kate'' (2012–2013), the FX comedy series ''Married'' (2014–2015) and voices Elfo in the Netflix adult animated television series ''Disenchantment'' (2018-). He also co-wrote and co-directed '' The Way, Way Back'' (2013) and '' Downhill'' (2020) with writing partner Jim Rash. Early life Faxon's early years were spent in the seaside community of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, where he attended the Brookwood School. He later graduated from the Holderness School near Plymouth, New Hampshire, and then Hamilton College in 1997. Career Acting Faxon is an alumnus of the Los Angeles-based improvisational and sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings, where he began performing in 2001. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John DiMaggio
John William DiMaggio (; born September 4, 1968) is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender on ''Futurama'', Jake the Dog on ''Adventure Time'', Marcus Fenix in the ''Gears of War'' series, Dr. Drakken on ''Kim Possible'', Hak Foo in '' Jackie Chan Adventures'', The Scotsman on '' Samurai Jack'', Brother Blood on ''Teen Titans'', Shnitzel on '' Chowder'', Fu Dog on '' American Dragon: Jake Long'', Hammerhead and Sandman on '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'', Aquaman on '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', King Zøg on '' Disenchantment'', Wakka and Kimahri in ''Final Fantasy X'', Rath in the '' Ben 10'' franchise, Crosshairs, Leadfoot and Stratosphere in the ''Transformers'' film franchise, and Gonza in the English version of '' Princess Mononoke''. Early life Born and raised in North Plainfield, New Jersey, DiMaggio graduated from North Plainfield High School. He is of Italian parentage, and was raised in the Catholic faith. He attended Rutgers Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
