''Archibald's Next Big Thing'' (known as ''Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here!'' starting in its third season) is an American

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created by

Tony Hale Anthony Russell Hale (born September 30, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He is most known for his comedic leading roles in the Fox series '' Arrested Development'' as Buster Bluth, and as Gary Walsh on the HBO series '' Veep''. For the ...

for

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and

Peacock Peafowl is a common name for two bird species of the genus '' Pavo'' and one species of the closely related genus '' Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae (the pheasants and their allies). Male peafowl are referred t ...

. The plot revolves around Archibald Strutter, a positive chicken who often goes astray, but always finds his way back home. The series debuted on September 6, 2019, on Netflix. Its second season was released on March 20, 2020. On January 26, 2021, a new series was announced, which saw the series move to

and rebrand as ''Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here!'', which premiered on February 18, 2021. The second season premiered on April 22, 2021, the third on July 15, 2021, and the fourth on October 14, 2021.

Voice cast

Main Voice Cast *

as Archibald Strutter *

Adam Pally Adam Saul Pally (born March 18, 1982) is an American comedian and actor. He first earned recognition for starring as Max Blum in '' Happy Endings'', as Dr. Peter Prentice in ''The Mindy Project'', as Wade Whipple in ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (202 ...

as Sage Strutter, Archibald's older brother who enjoys the outdoors * Chelsea Kane as Loy Strutter, Archibald's sister who likes inventing things and doing science *

Jordan Fisher Jordan William Fisher (born April 24, 1994) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He began his career with recurring roles on several television series, including '' The Secret Life of the American Teenager'' in 2012 and '' Liv and Maddie'' ...

as Finly Strutter, Archibald's brother who likes singing, dancing and art *

Kari Wahlgren Kari Wahlgren (born July 13, 1977) is an American voice actress who has provided English-language roles for animated movies, TV series, and video games. She got her start in anime voice-overs as List of FLCL characters#Haruko Haruhara, Haruko H ...

as Bea, Archibald's best friend and

sidekick A sidekick is a close companion or colleague who is, or is generally regarded as, subordinate to those whom they accompany. Origins The first recorded use of the term dates from 1896. It is believed to have originated in pickpocket slang of ...

Rosamund Pike Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike (born 1979) is an English actress and producer. Known for psychological thrillers and dramas, she is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Rosamund Pike, numerous accolades, including a Primetime Em ...

as the Narrator Recurring Voice Cast * Kari Wahlgren as Murph, Cheryl, Aunt Violet, Aunt Beatrice, Grandma Ashley, Martha Von Gobblesberg, Me-Maw, Ms. Blue, Old Cat Lady, Skipper Bellhop, Tanya *

Roger Craig Smith Roger Craig Smith is an American voice actor. He is known for his voice roles in video games such as Chris Redfield in the ''Resident Evil'' series (2009–2017), Ezio Auditore da Firenze in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series (2009–2011), Kyle C ...

as Cousin Ashley, Mayor Fowler, Brock, additional voices *

Kevin Michael Richardson Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, he has mostly voiced villainous characters in animation and video games. In film, Richardson voiced Goro in ''Mortal Kombat'' (1995) ...

as Ronald, Moe, Dave, additional voices *

Eric Bauza Eric Bauza (born December 7, 1979) is a Canadian voice actor based in the United States. He is mostly known for voicing several ''Looney Tunes'' characters, for which he won three Emmy Awards for his performances in '' Looney Tunes Cartoons'' (20 ...

as Mikael, Nitro Ned, additional voices *

Casey Wilson Cathryn Rose "Casey" Wilson (born October 24, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. Originally known for her performances with the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe in New York City, Wilson's first major television appe ...

as Wendi Powers, a reporter * Charlie Dell as Ed, Dixie's husband *

Karly Rothenberg Karly Rothenberg (born 1962) is an American film and television actress. Rothenberg is best known for her roles as warehouse worker Madge “Pudge” Madsen on ''The Office'' and Ms. Erin Shapiro in the Netflix mockumentary '' American Vandal''. ...

as Dixie, Ed's wife *

Matty Cardarople Matthew Richard Cardarople (born February 9, 1983) is an American actor and comedian. He is usually typecast as nerds or individuals with socially awkward traits illustrating American kitsch culture. He has appeared in the ABC television serie ...

as Preston, a bird who works various jobs *

Chris Parnell Thomas Christopher Parnell ( ; born February 5, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Parnell found wider success during his tenure as a cast member on ...

as Dr. Fluffberg *

Gary Cole Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American actor. He began his professional acting career on stage at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985. His breakout role was playing Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian in the NBC series '' M ...

as Officer Jones * Lauren Blumenfeld as Roxlyn, Archibald's unicorn pen pal * Aaron LaPlante as Gorbit Guest Voice Cast *

JP Karliak John Paul Karliak is an American voice actor known for his voice-over roles as Morph (X-Men: The Animated Series), Morph in ''X-Men '97'', Wile E. Coyote in ''New Looney Tunes'', List of Skylanders characters#Wolfgang, Wolfgang in the ''Skylande ...

as Mr. Hackensack Notable Guest Stars *

Christine Baranski Christine Jane Baranski (born May 2, 1952) is an American actress. She received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Maryann Thorpe in the sitcom ''Cybill'' (1995–1998). Baranski is als ...

as Madame Baroness, a glamorous singer *

"Weird Al" Yankovic Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American comedy musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing Comedy music, comedy songs that often Parody music, parody specific songs by contempo ...

as Jasper *

RuPaul RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960) is an American drag queen, television host, singer, producer, writer, and actor. He produces, hosts, and judges the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and has received List of awards ...

as Jonathan Jagger, a fashion designer llama *

Sally Phillips Sally Elizabeth Phillips (born 10 May 1970) is an English actress, comedian, and television presenter. She co-created and was one of the writers of the sketch comedy show '' Smack the Pony''. She is also known for her roles in '' Jam & Jerusale ...

as Flurbin *

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus ( ; born January 13, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. She has gained acclaim for starring in a string of successful comedy series as well as several comedy films. She has received List of awards ...

as Claire the Astronaut Monkey who actually has a fear of space *

Adam Ray Adam Ray (born June 16, 1982) is an American comedian, actor, and YouTuber. Since 2023, Ray has regularly performed stand-up and improv comedy under the persona of "Dr. Phil", a parody of "Dr. Phil" McGraw. Early life Ray was raised in Seatt ...

as Johnny Hawkstorm, Dilbert Tuxington III, snail husband Larry *

Joel McHale Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American actor, comedian and television presenter. He is best known for hosting ''The Soup'' (2004–2015) and his role as Jeff Winger, Jeffrey "Jeff" Winger on the NBC sitcom ''Community (TV seri ...

as Jean Pierre *

Taylor Trensch Taylor Hunt Trensch (born May 3, 1989) is an American stage and film actor. Early life and education Trensch was born in Tampa, Florida. He attended Howard W. Blake High School where he studied theatre under Eric Davis, James Rayfield, and Jen ...

as Archibald's singing voice *

Jane Lynch Jane Marie Lynch (born July 14, 1960) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. Known for playing starring and recurring roles in comedic television, her accolades include one Golden Globe, five Primetime Emmys and two Screen Actors Gui ...

as Dotty Culpepper *

Henry Winkler Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor, producer, director, and author. Widely known as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the sitcom ''Happy Days'' (1974–1984), Winkler has distinguished himself as a character acto ...

as Herman Sherman *

John O'Hurley John George O'Hurley Jr. (born October 9, 1954) is an American actor and game show host. He played Jacopo Peterman, J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld'', provided the voice for King Neptune on ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', and hosted the game s ...

as Dr. Eggleston *

Rachael Ray Rachael Domenica Ray (born August 25, 1968) is an American cook, television personality, businesswoman, and author. She hosted the syndicated daily talk and lifestyle program '' Rachael Ray''. Other programs to her credit include ''30 Minut ...

as the Krak-hen *

Justin Long Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his film roles, particularly in comedy and horror films, notably appearing in ''Galaxy Quest'' (1999), ''Jeepers Creepers (2001 film), Jeepers Creepers'' ( ...

as Mr. Skunkmeyer *

Ana Gasteyer Ana Kristina Gasteyer (; born May 4, 1967) is an American actress, comedian and singer. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1996 to 2002. She has since starred in such sitcoms as ABC's ''Suburgatory ...

as Mimsy *

Marieve Herington Marieve Herington (born February 22, 1988) is a Canadian actress who has appeared in recurring roles on ''How I Met Your Mother'', '' Good Luck Charlie, and Ever After High''. She provides the voice of Tilly Green on the Disney Channel show '' ...

, Kat Palardy and Kari Washlgren as the Flamingo Sisters (Ricotta, Brie and Feta) * Karly Rothenberg as Crostini, snail wife *

Laraine Newman Laraine Newman (born March 2, 1952) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Newman was part of the original cast of NBC's sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from its inception in 1975 until her departure in 1980. Newman took an ...

as Suzie *

Jim Rash James Rash (born July 15, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He played Dean Craig Pelton on the NBC sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015), for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best ...

as Fritz *

Lori Alan Lori Alan is an American actress. She has played a long-running role as Pearl Krabs on the animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. She also voiced Diane Simmons on ''Family Guy'', the Invisible Woman on ''Fantastic Four'', and T ...

as Gale St. Salty, Walker *

Kate McKinnon Kate McKinnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2012 to 2022, where she became known for her character work and celebrity im ...

as Jojo

Episodes

''Archibald's Next Big Thing''

Series overview

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2020)

''Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here!''

Series overview

Season 1 (2021)

Season 2 (2021)

Season 3 (2021)

Season 4 (2021)

References

External links

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