''Do You Want to See a Dead Body?'' is an American surreal comedy

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series created by Owen Burke and Rob Huebel that premiered on November 17, 2017, on

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. On April 10, 2019,

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canceled the series.

Premise

''Do You Want to See a Dead Body?'' follows "Rob Huebel and his celebrity friends who begrudgingly join him on adventures that see them frolicking at the beach, getting tacos...oh...and seeing a dead body."

Cast and characters

Main

* Rob Huebel as himself

Recurring

Josh Robert Thompson Josh Robert Thompson (born March 11, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, and impressionist. He is best known for his work on ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'', providing the voice of robot skeleton and Craig Ferguson's sidekick Geoff ...

as the voice of Morgan Freeman

Guest

Rory Scovel Rory J. Scovel (born August 6, 1980) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He released his first stand-up comedy album ''Dilation'' in 2011. He has since released the stand-up specials ''The Charleston Special'' (2015), ''Rory Scovel Tries ...

as Cool Pharmacist ("A Body and a Puddle") * Seth Morris as Nude Beach Bully 1 ("A Body and an Actor") * John Gemberling as Nude Beach Bully 2 ("A Body and an Actor") *

Ron Funches Ronald Kyle Funches (born March 12, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. Born in California, Funches spent his early life in Chicago before relocating to Salem, Oregon, as a teenager. He began his comedy career in Portland, Oregon, at ...

as Terry ("A Body and a Plane") *

Eugene Cordero Eugene Cordero is an American actor, writer, and comedian. Frequently appearing in comedic roles, he has been featured as a series regular on the comedies ''Other Space'' (2015), '' Bajillion Dollar Propertie$'' (2017–2019), ''Tacoma FD'' (201 ...

as Gregory ("A Body and a High School Reunion") *

Diona Reasonover Diona Reasonover (born January 6, 1992) is an American actress. She starred as Charmaine Eskowitz in the television show '' Clipped''. She portrays Kasie Hines in the crime drama series '' NCIS''. Early life Born and raised in Detroit, Michig ...

as Julie ("A Body and Some Pants") * Brody Stevens as Brody ("A Body and Some Pants) *

Neil Casey Neil Casey (born July 28, 1981) is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He served as a writer on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2012 to 2013 and '' Inside Amy Schumer'' in 2014, receiving Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Writi ...

as Dead Guy ("A Body and Some Pants") *

Rich Fulcher Richard Fulcher (born November 18, 1968) is an American comedian, actor and author. He played Bob Fossil and other characters in the British comedy series ''The Mighty Boosh'', and Edward Sheath in the American series '' Jon Benjamin Has a Van'' ...

as Derek ("A Body and an Ex-Con") *

Dana Gaier Dana Gaier is an American actress who voiced Edith in the ''Despicable Me'' franchise. Gaier was raised in Livingston, New Jersey. She got into acting after accompanying her older sister to an audition after her mother couldn't find a babysitte ...

as Daria ("A Body and a Jet Ski") *

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 Mel ("A Body and a Breakup") * Monika Smith as Katie ("A Body and a Breakup") * Brandon Wardell as Edvard ("A Body and a Breakup")

Episodes

Production

Background

The concept for the series originated out of a recurring sketch from the HBO series ''

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''. Those sketches eventually made their way to YouTube and the FunnyOrDie website where they received more notability. Rob Huebel and Owen Burke, who created those original sketches, later decided to expand upon them with a full series. Huebel has commented that the show was loosely inspired by his fascination with 1980s projects like '' Stand by Me'' where kids could go off into the wilderness in search of an adventure, in addition to moments from Huebel's own childhood when he and childhood friends would “find Penthouse magazines in these weird forts of teenagers.”

Development

On June 22, 2017, it was announced that

had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of eight episodes. Executive producers were set to include Rob Huebel, Owen Burke, Nick Jasenovec, and Jonathan Stern. Production companies producing the series include

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and

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Casting

Alongside the series order announcement, it was confirmed that Rob Huebel would star in the series and that it would feature guest appearances from Adam Scott,

Judy Greer Judith Therese Evans (born July 20, 1975), known professionally as Judy Greer, is an American actress. She is primarily known as a character actress, who has appeared in a wide variety of films. She first rose to prominence in a variety of suppor ...

Terry Crews Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, television host, and former American footballer. He played Julius Rock in the UPN/ CW sitcom ''Everybody Hates Chris'', which aired from 2005 to 2009, and portrayed Terry Jeffords ...

, Craig Robinson, and

John Cho John Cho (born Cho Yo-Han; June 16, 1972) is an American actor known for his roles as Harold Lee in the '' Harold & Kumar'' films, and Hikaru Sulu in the ''Star Trek'' rebooted film series. Early in his career, Cho also starred in the Asian A ...

, among others.

References

External links

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