Baskets: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Chip Baskets wants to follow his dream of being a French clown - however, reality keeps interfering. Saddled with financial difficulties and facing an impenetrable language barrier, he moves back home to Bakersfield with high hopes. There, he is forced to confront his past while working as a rodeo clown and competing with his siblings for his mother's approval and affection.

Series details

• Title: Baskets
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2016-01-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-08-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6/10
• TVMaze ID: 6741
• IMDb ID: tt3468798
• TVDB ID: 303069

Cast and credited roles

• Zach Galifianakis — Chip Baskets
• Martha Kelly — Martha Brooks
• Louie Anderson — Christine Baskets

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-01-21; final listed air date 2016-03-24; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-01-19; final listed air date 2017-03-23; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2018-01-23; final listed air date 2018-03-27.
• Season 4: premiered 2019-06-13; final listed air date 2019-08-22; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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