Mr. Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Mr. Show (1995): Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Mr. Show was the insanely funny, critically loved but HBO-loathed sketch comedy that ran on the channel for 4 years from 1995-1998. The show was created, executive produced, written and starred comics/writers Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. The show also starred Tom Kenny, Jill Talley and John Ennis. Featured performers/writers included Paul F. Tompkins, Jerry Minor, B.J. Porter, Scott Aukerman, Brian Posehn, and Jay Johnston. Featured performers included Mary-Lynn Rajskub, Brett Paesal, and Sarah Silverman. The show has spawned a movie based on popular character Ronnie Dobbs in Run Ronnie Run. Bob's wife, Naomi Odenkirk, has compiled everything you could ever want to know about the show in her wonderful book, Mr. Show: What Happened.
Series details
- Title: Mr. Show
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Comedy
- Premiere date: 1995-11-03
- Final broadcast date listed: 1998-12-28
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 8/10
- TVMaze ID: 2583
Cast and credited roles
- B.J. Porter — Featured Player
- Bob Odenkirk — Host
- Bob Odenkirk — Regular
- Brian Posehn — Featured Player
- David Cross — Host
- David Cross — Regular
- Jill Talley — Regular
- John Ennis — Regular
- Paul F. Tompkins — Featured Player
- Sarah Silverman — Featured Player
- Scott Adsit — Featured Player
- Tom Kenny — Regular
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1995-11-03; final listed air date 1995-11-24.
- Season 2: premiered 1996-11-15; final listed air date 1996-12-20.
- Season 3: premiered 1997-09-12; final listed air date 1997-12-05.
- Season 4: premiered 1998-10-26; final listed air date 1998-12-28.
Source and licence
Adapted from Mr. Show 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.
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