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The Greatest Event In Television History
''The Greatest Event in Television History'' is a mockumentary TV special series created by Adam Scott and Naomi Scott. The series premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim on October 12, 2012 and ended on January 23, 2014 with a total of four episodes. Each episode originally aired independently as a "special presentation", several months apart. Format The format of each special is a brief mockumentary about the shot-for-shot remake of a 1980s TV series opening credits sequence, followed by the remake itself. Series co-creator Adam Scott says the specials are at least in part motivated by his own memories of watching 1980s TV as a kid. Each episode is hosted by Jeff Probst with actors portraying fictional versions of themselves or others. After each episode, the original opening credit scene is shown. Production Four episodes were produced during the show's run; the series finale aired on January 23, 2014. In an interview with ''Splitsider'', Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mockumentary
A mockumentary (a blend of ''mock'' and ''documentary''), fake documentary or docu-comedy is a type of film or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictional setting, or to parody the documentary form itself. While mockumentaries are usually comedic, pseudo-documentaries are their dramatic equivalents. However, pseudo-documentary should not be confused with docudrama, a fictional genre in which dramatic techniques are combined with documentary elements to depict real events. Also, docudrama is different from docufiction, a genre in which documentaries are contaminated with fictional elements. Mockumentaries are often presented as historical documentaries, with B roll and talking heads discussing past events, or as '' cinéma vérité'' pieces following people as they go through various events. Examples emerged during the 1950s when archival film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathryn Hahn
Kathryn Marie Hahn (born July 23, 1973) is an American actress and comedian. She began her career on television, starring as grief counselor Lily Lebowski in the NBC crime drama series ''Crossing Jordan'' (2001–2007). Hahn gained prominence appearing as a supporting actress in a number of comedy films, including ''How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days'' (2003), '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' (2004), '' Step Brothers'' (2008), '' The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard'' (2009), ''Our Idiot Brother'' (2011), ''We're the Millers'', and ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' (both 2013). As a lead actress in film, Hahn starred in Joey Soloway's comedy-drama '' Afternoon Delight'' (2013), the comedy film ''Bad Moms'' (2016), and its 2017 sequel, and the Tamara Jenkins drama ''Private Life'' (2018). For the latter, she received critical acclaim and a Gotham Award nomination for Best Actress. She has appeared in various dramatic films, including ''Revolutionary Road'' (2008), ''This Is Whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo Collins
Maureen Ann Collins (born July 7, 1965) is an American actress and comedian who was a member of the ensemble on FOX's sketch comedy series '' Mad TV''. Collins became well known for several characters during her tenure on the show. She was a cast member from the 4th season (1998) through the 9th season (2004); she only appeared in fourteen episodes during season nine due to contractual reasons. She returned to ''Mad TV'' in the 10th season for one episode, and again when she made an appearance on the 300th episode doing her popular character Lorraine Swanson. Her best known role following her departure from ''Mad TV'' was as morning talk show host Joan Callamezzo on the sitcom '' Parks and Recreation''. The nickname Mo was first given to Collins by the football/drama coach of her junior high school whom she credits with introducing her to improv comedy. Career ''Mad TV'' Collins joined the cast of '' Mad TV'' at the beginning of season four and stayed until the end of sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Jacobs
Gillian MacLaren Jacobs (; born October 19, 1982) is an American actress and director. She is known for her roles as Britta Perry on the NBC sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015) and Mickey Dobbs on the Netflix romantic comedy series ''Love'' (2016–2018). Other television roles include Mimi-Rose Howard on the fourth season of the HBO comedy-drama series ''Girls'' (2015) and the voice of Atom Eve on the Amazon animated series ''Invincible'' (2021–). She has appeared in films such as '' Gardens of the Night'' (2008), '' Life Partners'' (2014), ''Don't Think Twice'' (2016), ''Ibiza'' (2018), ''I Used to Go Here'' (2020), and ''The Fear Street Trilogy'' (2021). Early life Jacobs was born on October 19, 1982, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Martina Magenau Jacobs, works in alumni relations at Carnegie Mellon University, while her father, William F. Jacobs Jr., was an investment banker. (Scroll down to Jacobs entry.) Her parents divorced when she was two years old, and she was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Morris
Seth Morris (born May 21, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and writer known for his recurring roles on programs such as ''Go On'', '' Happy Endings'', ''The Hotwives of Orlando'', ''The League'', ''Kroll Show'', and ''Childrens Hospital''. Early life Morris is originally from Marin County, California, the younger of two boys, and attended Novato High School. After graduating, he began traveling and attended community college. He briefly attended University of California, Santa Cruz and took a six-month bicycling trip across the country, from San Francisco to Florida. Morris has had numerous odd jobs including caretaking with developmentally disabled people at group homes, teaching kids, and working at a health food and yoga store in New York City. Career Morris started a career in comedy after moving to New York City, performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) as an improviser and sketch comedian. He later moved to Los Angeles and became the first Artistic Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Mantzoukas
Jason Mantzoukas (, el, Ιάσων Μαντζούκας; born December 18, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, writer and podcaster. He is best known for his recurring role as Rafi in the FX comedy series ''The League'', and as one of the three co-hosts of the podcast ''How Did This Get Made?'' alongside Paul Scheer and June Diane Raphael. After beginning his career as an improv comedian, he has played several comedic roles in film and television. He appeared in the films '' The Dictator'', ''The Long Dumb Road'', '' Sleeping with Other People'', ''They Came Together'', '' Conception'', and '' John Wick: Chapter 3''. He has had recurring roles on three TV series created by Michael Schur: '' Parks and Recreation'' (as Dennis Feinstein), '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (as Adrian Pimento), and ''The Good Place'' (as Derek Hofstetler). He voices the characters Jay Bilzerian in the Netflix animated series '' Big Mouth'', Alex Dorpenberger in the HBO Max animated series ''Close Enough'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelsea Peretti
Chelsea Vanessa Peretti (born February 20, 1978) is an American comedian, actress, television writer, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for portraying Gina Linetti in the comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' and writing for ''Parks and Recreation'' and ''Saturday Night Live''. Early life and education Peretti was born on February 20, 1978, in Oakland, California, the daughter of a schoolteacher mother, Amanda Cherkin, and a criminal defense lawyer and painter father, Anthony Peretti. Her father is of Italian and English descent, and her mother is Jewish. Her step-mother is African-American. She was raised in Oakland, California. She has two brothers and a sister; her older brother, internet entrepreneur Jonah Peretti, co-founded BuzzFeed and ''The Huffington Post''. Chelsea Peretti attended The College Preparatory School in Oakland. She moved to New York City in 1996 to attend Barnard College, during which time (in her junior year) she took a study year abroad to Royal Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Glaser
Jonathan Daniel Glaser (born June 20, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his work as a writer and sketch performer for many years on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'', creating and starring in the Adult Swim series ''Delocated'' and ''Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter'' as well as the truTV series '' Jon Glaser Loves Gear''. Glaser had a recurring role as Councilman Jeremy Jamm on the NBC series ''Parks and Recreation'' and appeared as Laird on the HBO series ''Girls''. Glaser was also a writer on the Comedy Central sketch series ''Inside Amy Schumer''. Early life and education Glaser was born and raised in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan. He attended Southfield-Lathrup High School, graduating in 1986. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he performed in the sketch comedy troupes Comedy Company and Just Kidding with Jon Hein, H. Anthony Lehv, Matthew Schlein, Kristin Sobditch, Sara K. Mathison, and Craig Neuman. He is of J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine O'Hara
Catherine Anne O'Hara (born March 4, 1954) is a Canadian-American actress. She is known for her comedy work on ''Second City Television'' (1976–84) and ''Schitt's Creek'' (2015–2020) and in films such as '' After Hours'' (1985), ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), ''Home Alone'' (1990), '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992), and ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993). Her other film appearances include the mockumentary films written and directed by Christopher Guest; ''Waiting for Guffman'' (1996), '' Best in Show'' (2000), ''A Mighty Wind'' (2003), and '' For Your Consideration'' (2006). O'Hara won the 1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for ''SCTV Network'', the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1999 film ''The Life Before This'', and was nominated for an Emmy Award for the 2010 television film ''Temple Grandin''. From 2015 to 2020, she starred as Moira Rose on the CBC sitcom ''Schitt's Creek'', for which she won a Primetime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Kroll
Nicholas Kroll (born June 5, 1978) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for creating and starring in the Comedy Central series ''Kroll Show'', ''The Oh, Hello Show'', the FX comedy series ''The League'', and starring in and co-creating the animated Netflix series '' Big Mouth''. He has also acted or voice-acted in films such as ''Adult Beginners'', ''Sausage Party'', '' Loving'', ''Sing'', '' Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'', '' The House'', ''Uncle Drew'', ''Operation Finale'', ''The Secret Life of Pets 2'', and ''The Addams Family''. Early life Kroll was born in Rye, New York, on June 5, 1978, to Lynn and Jules Kroll. His father is a billionaire businessman who founded the corporate investigations and risk consulting firm Kroll Inc. The youngest child in the family, Kroll has a brother, Jeremy, and two sisters, Vanessa and Dana. He grew up in a Conservative Jewish family, and attended the Solomon Schechter School of Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horatio Sanz
Horacio Sanz (born June 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Horatio Sanz, is a Chilean-born American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1998 to 2006. Early life Sanz was born on June 4, 1969 in Santiago, Chile, to Sylvia and Carlos Sanz. He is the youngest of three sons and the younger brother of actor Carlos Sanz. He grew up in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. Career Sanz performed at various theaters in Chicago, including The Court Theater and The Second City, where he was a member of their Chicago ETC theater. While in Chicago, Sanz was also one of the founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) sketch comedy and improv troupe. Sanz can still be seen regularly performing with the sketch troupe at their long-running improv show "ASSSSCAT 3000", at both of the UCB's comedy theaters, located in New York City and Los Angeles. ''Saturday Night Live'' Sanz joined the cast of ''Saturday Night Live'' in September 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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