Kidding: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Kidding follows Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, an icon of children's television, a beacon of kindness and wisdom to America's impressionable young minds and the parents who grew up with him – who also anchors a multimillion-dollar branding empire. But when this beloved personality's family – wife, two sons, sister and father – begins to implode, Jeff finds no fairy tale or fable or puppet will guide him through the crisis, which advances faster than his means to cope. The result: a kind man in a cruel world faces a slow leak of sanity as hilarious as it is heartbreaking.

Series details

• Title: Kidding
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2018-09-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-03-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Paramount+ with Showtime
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 31899
• IMDb ID: tt7375404
• TVDB ID: 348841

Cast and credited roles

• Jim Carrey — Jeff Piccirillo / Mr. Pickles
• Catherine Keener — Deirdre Piccirillo
• Judy Greer — Jill Piccirillo
• Frank Langella — Sebastiano "Seb" Piccirillo
• Cole Allen — Will Piccirillo
• Juliet Morris — Maddy
• Justin Kirk — Peter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-09-09; final listed air date 2018-11-11; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2020-02-09; final listed air date 2020-03-08; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kidding on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.