''Angie Tribeca'' is an American

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

television series created by

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and

Nancy Carell Nancy Ellen Walls Carell (born July 19, 1966) is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known for her work on ''Saturday Night Live'', ''The Daily Show'' and ''The Office''. In 2016, she co-created the TBS comedy series '' Angie Tribeca' ...

, which aired on TBS. The series, a parody of the

police procedural The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on eit ...

genre, stars

Rashida Jones Rashida Leah Jones (; born February 25, 1976) is an American actress. Jones appeared as Louisa Fenn on the Fox drama series '' Boston Public'' (2000–2002), as Karen Filippelli on the NBC comedy series ''The Office'' (2006–2009; 2011), and ...

as police detective Angie Tribeca. It also stars

Hayes MacArthur Hayes MacArthur (born April 16, 1977) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He starred in the TBS comedy series ''Angie Tribeca''. Early life MacArthur was born in Chicago to Bruce and Shelley MacArthur. His stepfather is businessman ...

, Jere Burns,

Deon Cole Deon Anthony Cole (born January 9, 1972) is an American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He is best known for his role in the sitcom '' Black-ish'' (2014–2022), which earned him nominations for two NAACP Image Awards and two SAG Awards. On ...

and Andrée Vermeulen in supporting roles. The first season of ''Angie Tribeca'' premiered on January 17–18, 2016, the second season premiered on June 6 of that year, and the third season premiered on April 10, 2017. The fourth and final season was released in its entirety across December 29 and December 30, 2018. On May 9, 2019, the series was cancelled after four seasons.

Plot

Angie Tribeca is a 10-year veteran of the

Los Angeles Police Department The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the municipal police department of Los Angeles, California. With 9,974 police officers and 3,000 civilian staff, it is the third-lar ...

's elite RHCU (Really Heinous Crimes Unit), who is assigned a new partner. The format of each episode involves a different criminal case for the LAPD to solve. The show features nonstop witty one liners, jokes, visual humor, and

irony Irony (), in its broadest sense, is the juxtaposition of what on the surface appears to be the case and what is actually the case or to be expected; it is an important rhetorical device and literary technique. Irony can be categorized int ...

Development and production

The series was announced by TBS in mid-2014 with a ten-episode order. It was promoted as "...a hilarious spoof of police procedurals in the spirit of '' Police Squad!''. A few gags presented in the preview reel were cited as similar to the TV cop show satire '' Sledge Hammer!''. Originally intended to premiere in late 2015, in November 2015 it was announced that the first season of ten episodes would run uninterrupted on the network and be released through

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starting on January 17, 2016. All 10 episodes of season 1 premiered during a 25-hour TV marathon on January 17–18, 2016. A second season of an additional ten episodes premiered on June 6, 2016. On July 6, 2016, TBS renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on April 10, 2017. The fourth season, which premiered on December 29, 2018, added

Bobby Cannavale Roberto Michael Cannavale (; born May 3, 1970) is an American actor. He is best known for various television roles, including leading roles in '' Third Watch'', '' Vinyl'', and ''Mr. Robot'', as well as recurring roles in '' Will & Grace'', which ...

to the cast.

Cast

Main cast

as Det. Angela "Angie" Tribeca *

as Det./Lt. Jason "Jay" Geils (seasons 1–3) * Jere Burns as Lt./Capt. Pritikin "Chet" Atkins, Angie's boss ** Burns also plays Eric Atkins, Lt. Atkins' identical twin brother; Capt. Gumbo Atkins, Atkins' Cajun cousin in New Orleans; Lt. Paddy Atkins, Atkins' Irish cousin in New York *

as Det. Daniel "DJ" Tanner (seasons 1–3; guest star: season 4) * Andrée Vermeulen as Dr. Monica Scholls, the

medical examiner The medical examiner is an appointed official in some American jurisdictions who is trained in pathology that investigates deaths that occur under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to perform post-mortem examinations, and in some jurisdictio ...

Kiersey Clemons Kiersey Nicole Clemons (born December 17, 1993) is an American actress. She is known for her role in the 2015 comedy-drama film '' Dope'', playing Cassandra "Diggy" Andrews. Subsequently, she went on to co-star in '' Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising ...

as Maria Charo, the

psychiatrist A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders. Psychiatrists are physicians and evaluate patients to determine whether their sy ...

(season 4) *

as Angela "AJ" Geils, Jr., Angie and Jay's son (season 4)

Recurring cast

* Jagger as Det. David Hoffman, Tanner's canine partner *

Alfred Molina Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May 1953) is a British-American actor known for his work on the stage and screen. He first rose to prominence in the West End, earning a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Pla ...

as Dr. Edelweiss, the expert scientist (Uncredited) * Andreas Wigand as Screaming Cop Dave (Season 1) * Dillon Paigen as Vomiting Cop (Season 1) * Caitlin Kimball as Rookie Cop (Season 2) *

James Franco James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in '' 127 Hours'' (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's ''Spider-M ...

as Sgt. Eddie Pepper *

Matthew Glave Matthew Glave (born August 19, 1963) is an American actor best known for his roles in ''The Wedding Singer'', '' Picket Fences'', '' Baby's Day Out'', '' ER'', '' Stargate SG-1'', ''Army Wives'', '' Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'', and '' Angie ...

as Mayor/Vice President Joe Perry *

Heather Graham Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American actress. After appearing in television commercials, her first starring role in a feature film came with the teen comedy '' License to Drive'' (1988), followed by the critically acclaime ...

as Agent Diane Duran *

as Katy Perry, Mayor Perry's wife * Chris Pine as Dr. Thomas Hornbein *

Annie Mumolo Anne Marie Mumolo (born July 10, 1973) is an American actress, screenwriter, comedian, and producer, best known for co-writing the 2011 film ''Bridesmaids'' with Kristen Wiig, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best ...

as Beth Wiedner *

Rob Riggle Robert A. Riggle Jr. (born April 21, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and former United States Marine Officer. He is known for his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's ''The Daily Show'' from 2006 to 2008; as a cast member on ''Sa ...

as Calvin Sniglet/Det. Zachary Fontaine * Mary McCormack as Abigail Liukin * Alison Rich as Det. Small *

John Michael Higgins John Michael Higgins (born February 12, 1963) is an American actor and comedian whose film credits include Christopher Guest's mockumentaries, the role of David Letterman in HBO's '' The Late Shift'', and a starring role in the American versio ...

as Dr. Zaius ** Higgins also plays Randy Zaius, Dr. Zaius' identical twin brother * Michaela Watkins as Melanie Burke * Peggy Lipton as Peggy Tribeca, Angie's mom * Chris Kimball as Officer Kyle * Ren Hanami as Fluga * Taran Killam as Pierre Cardin

Guest stars

Gary Cole Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American television, film and voice actor. Cole began his professional acting career on stage at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985. On television, he has had starring roles in the ...

as Professor Everett ("Pilot") *

Lisa Kudrow Lisa Valerie Kudrow ( ; born July 30, 1963) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. She rose to fame for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the sitcom ''Friends'' (1994–2004), which has since been named one of the greatest television cha ...

as Monica Vivarquar ("Pilot") * Adam Scott as Surgeon ("The Wedding Planner Did It") * Gillian Vigman as Jean Naté ("The Wedding Planner Did It") *

Sarah Chalke Sarah Louise Christine Chalke (; born August 27, 1976) is a Canadian actress and model. She is known for portraying Elliot Reid on the NBC/ ABC comedy series '' Scrubs'', the second Becky Conner on the ABC sitcom ''Roseanne'', Stella Zinman on ...

as Mrs. Parsons ("The Famous Ventriloquist Did It") * Jeff Dunham as Fisher Price ("The Famous Ventriloquist Did It"). *

as Randy Zaius / Dr. Zaius ("The Thumb Affair") * Amy Smart as Stacy ("Commissioner Bigfish") * David Koechner as Police Commissioner Niles J. Bigfish ("Commissioner Bigfish") * Kerri Kenney-Silver as Special Agent Laurie Partridge, Fish and Game Division, Rodent Task Force ("Ferret Royale") * Keegan-Michael Key as Helmut Fröntbüt ("Ferret Royale") *

Bill Murray William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his deadpan delivery. He rose to fame on ''The National Lampoon Radio Hour'' (1973–1974) before becoming a national presence on '' Saturday Nig ...

as Vic Deakins ("Tribeca's Day Off") *

Cecily Strong Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. Strong is most notable for being a cast member of '' Saturday Night Live'' from 2012 to 2022. She is also the longest-tenured female cast member in the ...

as Samantha Stevens ("Tribeca's Day Off") *

Laura Bell Bundy Laura Ashley Bell Bundy (born April 10, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for originating the Broadway roles of Amber Von Tussle in the musical version of '' Hairspray and'' Elle Woods in the musical version of ''Legall ...

as Vivian Tribeca ("Murder in the First Class") *

Gene Simmons Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; he, חיים ויץ, ; born August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American musician. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, he is the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the hard rock band he co-founded with Paul ...

as Himself ("Inside Man") * Danny Trejo as Himself ("Inside Man") * John Gemberling as Barista ("The One With the Bomb") * Ryan Hansen as Wilson Phillips ("The One With the Bomb") *

Jon Hamm Jonathan Daniel Hamm (born March 10, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Don Draper in the period drama television series '' Mad Men'' (2007–2015), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Televis ...

as McCormick, Geils' partner who was "the best man on the force" but was transferred just as Tribeca awoke from her coma ("Fleas Don't Kill Me") *

Vicki Lewis Vicki Lewis (born March 17, 1960) is an American singer and actress of film, stage, and television. She is best known for her role as Beth in the NBC sitcom ''NewsRadio''. Personal life Lewis was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daugh ...

as Anne Muffet, the dog trainer and murder suspect ("Fleas Don't Kill Me") *

Busy Philipps Elizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on the television series '' Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000), ''Dawson's Creek'' (2001–2003), ''Love, Inc.'' (2005–2006) and '' ER' ...

as Courtney Woodpatch-Newton, anti-whaling activist and murder suspect ("Miso Dead") * Rhys Darby as Dr. Helm, a forensic scientist and dentist ("Miso Dead") *

as Diane Duran ("You've Got Blackmail", "Boyz II Dead") *

Maya Rudolph Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''), and later played supporting roles in the films ''50 First Dates'' ...

as romance novelist Ms Jackie Wilder ("Organ Trail") *

Joey McIntyre Joseph Mulrey McIntyre (born December 31, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as the youngest member of the pioneering boy band, New Kids on the Block. He has sold over one million records worldwide as a solo ar ...

as Skylar, member of boyband Boypocalypse Wow ("Boyz II Dead") *

Saul Rubinek Saul Hersh Rubinek (born July 2, 1948) is a German-born Canadian actor, director, producer, and playwright. He is widely known for his television roles, notably Artie Nielsen on ''Warehouse 13,'' Donny Douglas on ''Frasier'', Lon Cohen on ''A N ...

as Pfoopa, manager of boyband Boypocalypse Wow ("Boyz II Dead") * Chris Kirkpatrick as Chad, member of boyband Boypocalypse Wow ("Boyz II Dead") *

Aaron Carter Aaron Charles Carter (December 7, 1987November 5, 2022) was an American singer and rapper. He came to fame as a teen pop singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among preteen and teenage audiences during the first years of th ...

as P.T. Cruiser, member of boyband Boypocalypse Wow, who was murdered ("Boyz II Dead") * Colton Dunn as Denarius, member of boyband Boypocalypse Wow ("Boyz II Dead") *

Joe Jonas Joseph Adam Jonas (born August 15, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He rose to fame as a member of the pop rock band the Jonas Brothers, alongside his brothers Kevin and Nick. The group released their debut studio album '' ...

as Detective Green, officer of the LAPD who brings the other detectives coffee and alluded to be the one that should infiltrate boyband Boypocalypse Wow ("Boyz II Dead") * Graham Rogers as Eric ("Murder Gras") *

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as Dr. Moreau ("Brockman Turner Overdrive") * Andrew Bachelor as Aaron McLaren ("Brockman Turner Overdrive") *

Michelle Dockery Michelle Suzanne Dockery (born 15 December 1981) is an English television and film actress. She is best known for her leading performance as Lady Mary Crawley in the ITV television period drama series ''Downton Abbey'' (2010–2015), for which ...

as Victoria ("Turn Me On, Geils") *

Natalie Portman Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag, he, נטע-לי הרשלג, ) is an Israeli-born American actress. She has had a prolific film career since her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving mu ...

as Christina Craft ("This Sounds Unbelievable, but CSI: Miami Did It") * Constance Zimmer as Detective Jessie Goldstein ("Hey, I'm Solvin' Here!") *

Kelly Rohrbach Kelly Rohrbach (born January 21, 1990) is an American actress and model, best known for her role as C. J. Parker in the film ''Baywatch''. Early life Was born in New York City and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. She is the daughter of Anne (n ...

as Laura Ashley ("License to Drill") *

Ana Ortiz Ana Ortiz (born January 25, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Having pursued a career in ballet and singing from a young age, she eventually attended University of the Arts. Ortiz began her acting career in theatre, in early 2000s starred ...

as Betty Crocker ("If You See Something, Solve Something") * Lizzy Caplan as Deirdre ("If You See Something, Solve Something") *

Ernie Hudson Earnest Lee Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. His roles include Winston Zeddemore in the '' Ghostbusters'' film series, Sergeant Darryl Albrecht in '' The Crow'' (1994), and Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's '' Oz'' (1997–2003) ...

as Pete Tribeca ("Germs on Endearment") *

Ed Helms Edward Parker Helms (born January 24, 1974) is an American actor and comedian. From 2002 to 2006, he was a correspondent on Comedy Central's '' The Daily Show with Jon Stewart''. He played paper salesman Andy Bernard in the NBC sitcom '' The Off ...

as Dr. Clive Mister ("Germs of Endearment") * Niecy Nash as Pandora ("Go Get 'Em, Tiger") * Eliza Coupe as Dr. Autumn Portugal ("The Force Wakes Up") *

Isla Fisher Isla Lang Fisher (; born 3 February 1976) is an Australian actress and author. Born to Scottish parents in Oman, she moved to Australia at age six where she began appearing in television commercials. Fisher came to prominence for her portrayal ...

as Lana Bobanna ("Glitch Perfect") *

Dove Cameron Dove Olivia Cameron (born Chloe Celeste Hosterman; January 15, 1996) is an American singer and actress. She became famous for her double role of the eponymous characters in the Disney Channel comedy series ''Liv and Maddie'', for which she won ...

as Grace ("Glitch Perfect") *

Jimmy Tatro James Richard Tatro is an American actor, comedian, writer and YouTube personality. He is the creator and star of the YouTube channel ''LifeAccordingToJimmy'', which has more than 3.4 million subscribers and over 713 million video views. Tatro ...

as Paul Boneson ("Joystick Luck Club") *

Gillian Jacobs Gillian MacLaren Jacobs (; born October 19, 1982) is an American actress and director. She is known for her roles as Britta Perry on the NBC sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015) and Mickey Dobbs on the Netflix romantic comedy series ''Love'' (201 ...

as Becky Bunker / Baguette Bardot ("Joystick Luck Club") *

Anjelica Huston Anjelica Huston ( ; born July 8, 1951) is an American actress and director. Known for often portraying eccentric and distinctive characters, she has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nom ...

as Anna Summour ("Just the Fat Ma’am") * Jim Rash as Philip Grammbbowski ("Trader Foes") * Rose Byrne as Norrah Newt ("Trader Foes") *

Tony Cavalero Anthony Cavalero (born October 14, 1983) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his role as Dewey Finn on the Nickelodeon's ''School of Rock'', Keefe Chambers on the HBO television series ''The Righteous Gemstones'' (2019–present) ...

("Freezing Cold Prestige Drama") *

Gina Torres Gina Torres (born April 25, 1969) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Zoe Washburne in the science fiction series ''Firefly'' (2002–2003) and its feature film sequel '' Serenity'' (2005), and as Jessica Pearson in th ...

as Gillian Kayhill ("Behind the Scandalabra") *

Carl Reiner Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author whose career spanned seven decades. He was the recipient of many awards and honors, including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, ...

("Behind the Scandalabra") * Kathryn Hahn as Susan ("Air Force Two") *

Carol Burnett Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and writer. Her groundbreaking comedy variety show ''The Carol Burnett Show'', which originally aired on CBS was one of the first of its kind to be hosted ...

as President Priscilla Filcox ("Air Force Two")

Episodes

Reception

''Angie Tribeca'' was met with positive reviews from critics. On

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, the first season has an approval rating of 89% based on 38 reviews, with an average rating of 7.71/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "''Angie Tribeca''s unique blend of sharp wit and broad humor – and the obvious fun being had by a talented cast – make for a consistent, charmingly absurd spoof of police procedurals."

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gives it a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On Rotten Tomatoes, Seasons 2 and 3 each hold an approval rating of 100% based on five reviews.

References

External links

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