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Mr. Neighbor's House
''Mr. Neighbor's House'' is a series of TV specials created by Brian Huskey, Jason Mantzoukas, and Jesse Falcon. It is a parody of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' and premiered on December 2, 2016 on Adult Swim. The puppets for the characters were created by Viva la Puppet. The specials are produced by Alive and Kicking, Inc. A second special, ''Mr. Neighbor's House 2'', premiered on June 24, 2018. Plot ''Mr. Neighbor's House'' is an educational television show that takes place in Neighbortown and in the mind of a mental patient named Jim who hasn't said a word in seven years. Cast Live actors * Brian Huskey as Mr. Neighbor/Jim *Mary Holland as Ms. Jen Lady, Nurse Mary (special #1 and 2), Patient (special #2) * Nick Kroll as Photo Joe (special #1) * Jon Daly as Demon #1 (special #1) * Steve Agee as Demon #2 (special #1) * Marc Evan Jackson as Aubrey Johnson (special #2), Doctor (special #2), Patient #2 (special #2) * David Theune as Ice Cream Bruce (special #2), Patient #3 (spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Comedy
Black comedy, also known as black humor, bleak comedy, dark comedy, dark humor, gallows humor or morbid humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discuss, aiming to provoke discomfort, serious thought, and amusement for their audience. Thus, in fiction, for example, the term ''black comedy'' can also refer to a genre in which dark humor is a core component. Black comedy differs from ribaldry#Blue comedy, blue comedy—which focuses more on topics such as nudity, Human sexual activity, sex, and body fluids—and from obscenity. Additionally, whereas the term ''black comedy'' is a relatively broad term covering humor relating to many serious subjects, ''gallows humor'' tends to be used more specifically in relation to death, or situations that are reminiscent of dying. Black humor can occasionally be related to the grotesque genre. Literary critics h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Holland (actress)
Mary Holland is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Early life Holland was born and raised in Galax, Virginia. Career After graduating from college, she began performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. She is a cast member of UCB's flagship show Asssscat. Holland is a member of the comedy improv group Wild Horses, along with Lauren Lapkus, Erin Whitehead, and Stephanie Allynne. In 2022, she made several surprise appearances across the U.S. with the "Ben Schwartz and Friends" long-form improv show. In 2015, Holland was cast in the Starz series '' Blunt Talk'', playing Shelly Tinkle until the series' cancellation after two seasons. In 2016, she was cast in a recurring role on the HBO series ''Veep'' and in the film '' Unicorn Store''. On February 28, 2017, Holland was cast in the ABC comedy pilot ''Household Name'' alongside Carol Burnett. On July 26, 2020, Holland participated in the Sequester: Undercover Mini in which she played as the Lemon. All donations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showbuzzdaily
Mitch Metcalf (born ) is an American television analyst and former scheduling executive for NBC. He studied politics and economics at Princeton University. He worked for Frank N. Magid Associates and Research Communications before joining ABC in 1990. The network promoted him to director of West Coast research in January 1995, and later senior vice president of research. NBC hired Metcalf in September 1999 as senior vice president of program research on the West Coast. He became program planning and scheduling chief in November 2000. Career Metcalf was promoted to executive vice president of programming planning and scheduling in 2005. He left the company in March 2011 after Robert Greenblatt became NBC chairman. Later that year, together with Mitch Salem, he cofounded the website ''Showbuzz Daily'', dedicated to box office and television ratings analysis. The website briefly went defunct on June 7, 2021 due to "technical issues" and losing access to Nielsen ratings after May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Lanoil
Bruce Lanoil (born July 5, 1960) is an American puppeteer and voice actor who works for The Jim Henson Company and for The Walt Disney Company. He frequently works with puppeteer David Alan Barclay. Early life Lanoil was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 5, 1960. Career Lanoil has worked as a puppeteer in various films and television shows since 1986. He performed the Cat in the Hat and Fox in Socks in the first season of '' The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss'', he also worked as a puppeteer in ''The Muppets'', ''Where the Wild Things Are'', '' Dr. Dolittle'', ''Jack Frost'', ''The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas'', and '' Cats & Dogs''.''The Internet Movie Database''. Bruce Lanoil. Accessed August 26, 2007. Outside of the Henson company, he was an on-set animation reference puppeteer and voice actor for the movies ''Monkeybone'' and '' Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' (as Pepé Le Pew). For Disney, he is also a voice double for Timon from ''The Lion King''. He has voiced Timon i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 boy band New Kids on the Block. He has sold over one million records worldwide as a solo artist and worked in film, television, and stage, including performing on Broadway. Early life Joey McIntyre was born in Needham, Massachusetts and raised in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. His parents were Thomas McIntyre, a union official, and his wife Katherine (née Bowen) a community theater actress. His mother died on November 30, 2014, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. His father died on November 12, 2018. Artistic career New Kids on the Block In 1985, just before his 13th birthday, McIntyre joined New Kids on the Block, replacing Jamie Kelly. Since the other four members of the band were already long-time school friends, he initially found it difficult to mesh with them. They eventually became one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Morris
Seth Morris (born May 21, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and writer known for his recurring roles on programs such as '' Go On'', ''Happy Endings'', '' The Hotwives of Orlando'', ''The League'', '' Kroll Show'', and ''Childrens Hospital''. Early life Morris is originally from Marin County, California, the younger of two boys, and attended Novato High School. After graduating, he began traveling and attended community college. He briefly attended University of California, Santa Cruz and took a six-month bicycling trip across the country, from San Francisco to Florida. Morris has had numerous odd jobs including caretaking with developmentally disabled people at group homes, teaching kids, and working at a health food and yoga store in New York City. Career Morris started a career in comedy after moving to New York City, performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) as an improviser and sketch comedian. He later moved to Los Angeles and became the first Artistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Minor
Jerome Charles Minor Jr. is an American actor, comedian and writer known for his comedic roles in numerous television programs such as '' Mr. Show'', ''Saturday Night Live'', '' Trigger Happy TV'', '' Delocated'', ''Brickleberry'', '' Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'', '' Crossballs'', '' The Hotwives of Orlando'', '' Carpoolers'', ''Community'', '' Lucky Louie'', and '' Dr. Ken''. Life and career Minor was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and grew up in Flint, Michigan. Minor was raised as a Jehovah's Witness during most of his youth. Later in life, after rejecting his Jehovah's Witness upbringing, Minor was shunned by some members of his family. He began doing stand-up comedy and writing/performing with sketch comedy groups in Detroit before eventually joining the Second City Detroit's mainstage improv troupe. After writing and performing in three revues, he joined the Second City Chicago for two shows and then one revue at the Second City Toronto. At the time he was the only performer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Evan Jackson
Marc Evan Jackson (born August 21, 1970) is an American comedian and actor. Some of his roles include Sparks Nevada in the '' Thrilling Adventure Hour'', Kevin Cozner in ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (he also hosts a podcast based on the sitcom, titled ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The Podcast''), Trevor Nelsson in '' Parks and Recreation'', Dr. Murphy in ''22 Jump Street'', Steve Woodward in '' Kong: Skull Island'', Shawn in '' The Good Place'' (also hosting ''The Good Place: The Podcast''), and Bradford Buzzard in the Disney series ''DuckTales''. Early life and education Marc Evan Jackson was born on August 21, 1970 in Buffalo, New York. He grew up in nearby Amherst, New York, along with his two siblings, a brother and a sister. He graduated from Amherst Central High School in 1988, and obtained a bachelor's degree from Calvin College in 1992 with a major in philosophy and minors in political science and environmental studies. While in college, he also participated in theatrical producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Agee
Steven Douglas Agee (; born February 26, 1969) is an American comedian, actor, writer and musician, known for roles including Steve Myron on the Comedy Central series '' The Sarah Silverman Program'' and as John Economos in the DCEU superhero film '' The Suicide Squad'' (2021), the streaming television series '' Peacemaker'' (2022), and in the film ''Shazam! Fury of the Gods'' (2023). He also served as the on-set stand-in for Nanaue / King Shark. Career Agee is also a musician. He played guitar and bass in various rock bands in the 1990s, and has collaborated with Brendon Small in the past. He played bass guitar in a commercial for ''Rocksmith 2014'' and released a comedy-punk album, ''Scab'', on September 4, 2021. Filmography Film Television Web Video games Writing credits * 2005–08: ''Jimmy Kimmel Live! ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', sometimes shortened to ''JKL'', is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and broadcast on ABC. The ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Daly
Jonathan Barney Daly (born April 14, 1977), sometimes credited as Jonathan C. Daly, Jon C. Daly, or Jon Daly, is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer best known for his sketch comedy work on the Comedy Central series ''Kroll Show''. In 2013, he starred as Hobbes in the Amazon Studios original series ''Betas'', and also played Agent Filippo in ''Zoolander 2'' (2016). Early life and education Daly was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He first became involved in improv performing in Pittsburgh when he was 16 at a show called "Friday Night Improvs" at the University of Pittsburgh and continued performing while attending the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Career Daly has been a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) for over ten years where he performed in the improv group "Mother". He continues to perform at the theater's Los Angeles division. Some of his notable work at UCB was performing in the sketch groups such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Kroll
Nicholas Kroll (born June 5, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for the FX (TV channel), FX comedy series ''The League'' (2009–2015), creating and starring in the Comedy Central series ''Kroll Show'' (2013–2015), and starring in and co-creating the animated Netflix series ''Big Mouth (American TV series), Big Mouth'' (2017–2025) and ''Human Resources (TV series), Human Resources'' (2022–2023) and the Hulu sketch comedy series ''History of the World, Part II'' (2023). He has also acted or voice-acted in films such as ''I Love You, Man'' (2009), ''Get Him to the Greek'' (2010), ''Adult Beginners'' (2014), ''Vacation (2015 film), Vacation'' (2015), ''Sausage Party'' and ''Sing (film), Sing'' (both 2016), ''The House (2017 film), The House'' (2017), ''The Secret Life of Pets 2'' (2019), ''Sing 2'' and ''How It Ends (2021 film), How It Ends'' (both 2021), ''The Bob's Burgers Movie'' (2022), ''First Time Female Director'' (2023) and ''Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York (magazine)
''New York'' is an American biweekly magazine concerned with life, culture, politics, and style generally, with a particular emphasis on New York City. Founded by Clay Felker and Milton Glaser in 1968 as a competitor to ''The New Yorker'' and ''The New York Times Magazine'', it was brasher in voice and more connected to contemporary city life and commerce, and became a cradle of New Journalism. Over time, it became more national in scope, publishing many noteworthy articles about American culture by writers such as Tom Wolfe, Jimmy Breslin, Nora Ephron, Pete Hamill, Jacob Weisberg, Michael Wolff (journalist), Michael Wolff, John Heilemann, Frank Rich, and Rebecca Traister. It was among the first "lifestyle magazines" meant to appeal to both male and female audiences, and its format and style have been emulated by many American regional and city publications. ''New York'' in its earliest days focused almost entirely on coverage of its namesake city, but beginning in the 1970s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
