''Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy'' is an American

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series starring

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 ''Satu ...

that premiered on August 23, 2018 on

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Premise

''Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy'' follows Rob Riggle, "who is mostly known for his legendary ski master movies, has invested all of his money and reputation into an Academy celebrating America’s truest art form – personal watercraft riding. Rob, his legendary stunt man commandant Dirk Hamsteak and their entire staff of instructors spend a semester defending their beloved Academy at all costs. No matter how many people criticize it...go missing...or die!"

Cast and characters

Main

Dave (Gruber) Allen David Allen, known professionally as Dave (Gruber) Allen is an American television and film actor and comedian, best known for his work on the 1990 TV series ''The Higgins Boys and Gruber'' and playing guidance counselor Jeff Rosso on the Judd A ...

as Gil *

Britt Baron Britt Baron (born October 16, 1991) is an American actress, best known for her role as Justine in '' GLOW'', an American comedy-drama streaming television wrestling series on Netflix and as Tifa Lockhart in ''Final Fantasy VII Remake.'' Early l ...

as Brit Brit Hamsteak *

Eliza Coupe Eliza Kate Coupe (born April 6, 1981) is an American actress, comedian and model, known for playing Jane Kerkovich-Williams in the ABC comedy series ''Happy Endings'', Denise "Jo" Mahoney in the final two seasons of the medical comedy-drama '' ...

as Preggers *

Samm Levine Samuel Franklin Levine (born March 12, 1982) is an American actor, comedian and podcaster. He is known for his portrayal of Neal Schweiber on NBC's ''Freaks and Geeks'' and PFC Hirschberg in the 2009 film ''Inglourious Basterds''. Levine was al ...

as Jeb *

Rizwan Manji Rizwan Manji (born October 17, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is known best for his portrayals of Ray Butani on ''Schitt's Creek'', Tick Pickwick on '' The Magicians'', Rajiv Gidwani in the NBC Universal TV series '' Outsourced'', and Jamil in th ...

as Todd * Billy Merritt as Dirk Hamsteak *

Alison Rich Alison Rich is an American actress, comedian, writer, and director. She is best known for her acting on '' The Goldbergs'' and ''The Other Two''. Life and career Rich was raised in Port Washington, Long Island, New York. She received her bach ...

as Chandler * Carl Tart as Chauncy *

as himself

Recurring

Paul Scheer Paul Christian Scheer (born January 31, 1976) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, director, and podcaster. Scheer is a SAG award-winning actor known for his roles in Showtime's comedy series ''Black Monday'' and FX/ FXX's ''The L ...

as Gary *

Brian Urlacher Brian Urlacher (; born May 25, 1978) is an American former football linebacker who spent his entire 13-season career in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears. He played college football for the New Mexico Lobos, where he b ...

as himself *

Tim Meadows Timothy Meadows (born February 5, 1961) is an American actor and comedian. He was one of the longest-running cast members on ''Saturday Night Live'', where he appeared for ten seasons and for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emm ...

as Lake Commissioner *

Dermot Mulroney Dermot Mulroney (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in romantic comedy, western, and drama films. Appearing on screen since 1986, he is known for his work in various films such as '' Young Guns'' (1988), '' Stay ...

as himself *

Christopher McDonald Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955) is an American film, television, theatre and voice actor. McDonald is best known for playing the villainous professional golfer Shooter McGavin in the 1996 comedy '' Happy Gilmore''. Other notabl ...

as Jim Bassman *

Jamie Chung Jamie Jilynn Chung (born April 10, 1983) is an American actress and former reality television personality. She began her career in 2004 as a cast member on the MTV reality series '' The Real World: San Diego'' and subsequently through her app ...

as Ghost Skier * Beth Dover as C.A.R.O.L. / Goody *

Noël Wells Noël Kristi Wells (born December 23, 1986) is an American actress, comedian, impressionist, writer, director, singer, and musician. Wells is known for her television roles as Rachel Silva in the Netflix comedy-drama ''Master of None'' (20152017), ...

as Karen the Mermaid *

David Arquette David Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his role as Dewey Riley in the slasher film franchise ''Scream'', for which he won a Teen Choice Award and two Blockbuster E ...

as himself *

Haley Joel Osment Haley Joel Osment (born April 10, 1988) is an American actor and voice actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, Osment's role in the comedy-drama film '' Forrest Gump'' (1994) won him a Young Artist Award. His breakthrough came with the ...

as Gaston Lebone * Richard "Cheech" Marin as Condor de Bogota

Guest

Jackée Harry Jacqueline Yvonne Harry (born August 14, 1956) is an American actress, comedian, and television personality. She is known for her starring roles as Sandra Clark, the nemesis of Mary Jenkins (played by Marla Gibbs), on the NBC TV series ''227'' ...

as Hog Queen ("Hog Hunt") *

Jamie-Lynn Sigler Jamie-Lynn Sigler (born May 15, 1981) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Meadow Soprano on the HBO series ''The Sopranos''. Early life Jamie-Lynn Sigler was born in Jericho, New York, on May 15, 1981, the daughter of Ste ...

as herself ("Hog Hunt")

Episodes

Production

Development

On January 14, 2018, it was announced that

was developing a new half-hour comedy series written and executive produced by

entitled ''Rob Riggle's Jet Ski Academy''. On March 29, 2018, it was announced that Crackle had given the show, now titled ''Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy'', a series order consisting of a first season of eight episodes. The show was created and written by Riggle who is also set to serve as an executive producer alongside Jonathan Stern, Keith Quinn, Bennett Webber, and Chris Pizzi. Production companies involved in the series include Sonar Entertainment and Abominable Pictures. On July 10, 2018, it was announced that the series would premiere on August 23, 2018.

Casting

Alongside the series order announcement, it was confirmed that the main cast would include Riggle, Billy Merritt,

, Alison Rich, Carl Tart,

, and

. On July 10, 2018, it was announced that

, and

would guest star in the series.

Filming

Principal photography for the first season took place in

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Release

On July 27, 2018, the first trailer for the series was released.

Reception

In a positive review, ''Decider''s Joel Keller praised the series saying, "''Rob Riggle’s Ski Master Academy'' is a loopy combination of self-awareness, improv craziness, and meta metaness. Does it work all the time? No. But there’s a reason why shows of this ilk, starring Riggle, Scheer, or any combination of their early-’00s UCB alumni buddies is usually good for a guffaw or two: these folks have been doing improv together for 20 years, and the chemistry and ease is always apparent when they perform together."

References

External links

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