''Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz'' is a sketch comedy show starring Nick Cannon on MTV that debuted April 5, 2007. The show was cancelled and pulled from MTV on April 30, 2007, due to low ratings. A month after the show's cancellation, the series returned on June 7, 2007 as part of the

Nick Cannon Power Hour ''Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz'' is a sketch comedy show starring Nick Cannon on MTV that debuted April 5, 2007. The show was cancelled and pulled from MTV on April 30, 2007, due to low ratings. A month after the show's cancellation, the ...

, but was soon cancelled again.

Cast list

The Show's cast is made up of mostly players from Nick's other series "

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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 '' ...

* Leonard Robinson *

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Taran Killam Taran Hourie Killam (born April 1, 1982) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for his television work on ''The Amanda Show'', ''How I Met Your Mother'', ''MADtv'', '' New Girl'', ''Saturday Night Live'', and '' Single Parents'' ...

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Episode list

Episode 1

Air Date: 4/5/07 Starring: Taran Killam,

, Eliza Coupe, Mikey Day, Leonard Robinson, Nick Cannon, Sean Lavallies, Eric Murphy Featuring: Katt Williams Guest Starring : Sway Sketches: * Rappers Against Child Support * Judge Mo Dollars (extended ''Wild N' Out'' skit) * Career Boosters * The Claymate Show * Ludacris Freestyle (

)

Episode 2

Air Date: 4/12/07 Starring: Mikey Day, Nick Cannon, Affion Crockett, Leonard Robinson Featuring:

Spliff Star William A. Lewis (born April 18, 1971), professionally known as Spliff Star, is an American rapper and record producer from Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York. He's best known for his work with Busta Rhymes. Both ''Vibe'' and '' Complex'' listed Splif ...

James Adomian James Adomian (born January 31, 1980) is an Armenian-American stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist. He is best known for his work on '' Comedy Bang! Bang!'', '' Chapo Trap House'', ''Last Comic Standing'', ''The Late Late Show with Craig ...

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

Guest Starring: Ice-T and CoCo Sketches: * Old People'ing (drive-by parody) * Ice T-vo * Greatest Ass Whuppins ( Lionel Vs

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) * Spontaneous Hypeman Syndrome * Working With White People * ''

Next Next may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Next'' (1990 film), an animated short about William Shakespeare * ''Next'' (2007 film), a sci-fi film starring Nicolas Cage * '' Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'', a 2005 documentary film Lit ...

'': School Teacher Edition *

Suge Knight Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. (; born April 19, 1965) is a American former music executive, convicted felon, and the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Knight is considered a central figure in gangsta rap's commercial success i ...

Light * Hell Nah Kanye (Kanye diss by George Bush)

Episode 3

Air Date: 4/19/07 Starring: Taran Killam, Affion Crockett, Eliza Coupe, Mikey Day, Leonard Robinson, Nick Cannon Featuring: Katt Williams Guest Starring:

Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, ...

and Ant Sketches: * Lessons In The Workplace #204: First Day On The Job * Judge Mo Dollars (extended ''Wild N' Out skit) * Coming Out Insurance * ''

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'' - Afghanistan * Davonte Blaine - Street Magic * Yak'n Off FM * Jay's Anatomy (Eric Murphy)

Episode 4 *

Air Date: 6/7/07 Starring: Taran Killam, Affion Crockett, Eliza Coupe, Mikey Day, Leonard Robinson, Nick Cannon Sketches: * BBS * Junk in the Trunk¹ * Cribs: Sean Lavallies and

Jessica Alba Jessica Marie Alba ( ; born April 28, 1981) is an American actress and businesswoman. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in '' Camp Nowhere'' and '' The Secret World of Alex Mack'' (1994), and rose to prominence at age 19 ...

* Back That S*** Up * MTV Scarred Spoof (parody of fellow MTV show '' Scarred'' by LurkSquad)¹ * Simmons & Simmons pt.1 * Camel Toe * Simmons & Simmons pt.2 * Aching for Aiken (The Claymate Show) * Skanks on a Plane (parody of

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)¹ * Sean John Silver's (Leonard Robinson)

Episode 5 *

Air Date: 6/14/07 Starring: Taran Killam, Affion Crockett, Eliza Coupe, Mikey Day, Leonard Robinson, Nick Cannon Featuring: Katt Williams and

Kevin Hart Kevin Darnell Hart (born July 6, 1979) is an American comedian and actor. Originally known as a stand-up comedian, he has since starred in Hollywood films and on TV. He has also released several well-received comedy albums. After winning s ...

Guest Starring:

Lil Jon Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1971) better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, producer and former frontman of the rap group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz. He was instrumental in the emergence of the hip hop subgenre cr ...

Sketches: * Thanks White People * Judge Mo Dollars (extended ''Wild N' Out skit) *

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Ad¹ * Greatest Ass Whuppins (

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) * Bootleg Movie Awards pt. 1 * Erase Racism¹ * Bootleg Movie Awards pt. 2 * Calf-a-Sizer 3000 * No More Drama (Nyima Funk)

Episode 6 *

Air Date: 6/21/07 Starring: Taran Killam, Affion Crockett, Eliza Coupe, Mikey Day, Leonard Robinson, Nick Cannon Guest Starring: Lil Jon Sketches: * Davonte Blaine: Street Magic * Rap Producer: Jesus * Beverly Hills ATM * Vagina 101¹ * Action 6 News at 6¹ * The Claymate Show * Dane Cooks * Club Clinic * Scarred by Scarred¹ * Yak'n Off * Facebook Livin¹ * Yo Mamma- Harlem, NY (Sean Lavallies and Eric Murphy)

Episode 7 **

Air Date: 6/28/07 Starring: Taran Killam, Affion Crockett, Eliza Coupe, Mikey Day, Leonard Robinson, Nick Cannon Featuring: Katt Williams Guest Starring :

Sway Calloway Sway Calloway is an American journalist, radio personality, executive producer and former rapper. Known as Sway, he is known for hosting music, news, and culture programming. He was the co-host of the nationally syndicated radio show ''The Wake Up ...

Sketches: * Rappers Against Child Support * Judge Mo Dollars (extended ''Wild N' Out'' skit) * Career Boosters * Bi-Curious by Greg Scarnici ¹ * The Negrotiator * The Profane Gourmet¹ * Day Spa¹ * Sports Daily With Mary Banks *

Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...

' Freestyle Video (Affion Crockett)

Episode 8 **

Air Date: 7/5/07 Starring: Mikey Day, Nick Cannon,

, Leonard Robinson Featuring: James Adomian as

Guest Starring: Ice T and CoCo Sketches: * Old People'ing (drive-by parody) * Ice T-vo * Working With White People * Jewdacris¹ * ''Next'': School Teacher Edition pt. 1 * Suge Knight Light * Next: School Teacher Edition pt. 2 * Get Topless¹ * Horny Doctors¹ * Hell Nah Kanye (Kanye diss by George W. Bush) ¹ These skits are the winning videos from the Short Circuitz web site promo, where viewers can send in a taped parody of a show, commercial, music video, etc. and win $1,000 in the process *These episodes featured a video-like set up with a ''playlist'' on the left side of the screen. **These episodes featured the same (with the exception of one or two) sketches as previous episodes with the addition of the three viewer submitted sketches.

Website

Short Circuitz featured a

Web 2.0 Web 2.0 (also known as participative (or participatory) web and social web) refers to websites that emphasize user-generated content, ease of use, participatory culture and interoperability (i.e., compatibility with other products, systems, and ...

community a
ShortCircuitz.mtv.com
where viewers were encouraged to upload their own homemade parody videos of various media phenomena, including music videos, commercials and television programs. Users on the site rated and commented on each other's videos.

References

External links

Short Circuitz Home Page
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