''Big Mouth'' is an American
adult animated coming-of-age
Coming of age is a young person's transition from being a child to being an adult. The specific age at which this transition takes place varies between societies, as does the nature of the change. It can be a simple legal convention or can b ...
sitcom
A sitcom, a Portmanteau, portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troup ...
created by
Andrew Goldberg,
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 L ...
,
Mark Levin
Mark Reed Levin (; born September 21, 1957) is an American lawyer, author, and radio personality. He is the host of syndicated radio show '' The Mark Levin Show'', as well as ''Life, Liberty & Levin'' on Fox News. Levin worked in the admini ...
, and
Jennifer Flackett provided by
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a ...
. The series centers on
teens based on Kroll and Goldberg's upbringing in suburban
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
, with Kroll voicing his fictional younger self. ''Big Mouth'' explores
puberty
Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction. It is initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads: the ovaries in a girl, the testes in a b ...
while embracing a frankness about the
human body and
sex.
The first season, consisting of ten episodes, premiered on
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a ...
on September 29, 2017, and the second season was released on October 5, 2018. The third season was preceded by a
Valentine's Day
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special episode on February 8, 2019, and the rest of the third season was released on October 4, 2019. In July 2019, Netflix renewed the series through to a sixth season. The fourth season was released on December 4, 2020, and the fifth season was released on November 5, 2021. The sixth season premiered on October 28, 2022. A seventh season was ordered in April 2022.
Upon its release, the series received critical acclaim, with praise going to the writing, animation, voice acting, musical numbers, humor, and emboldening messages of acceptance.
A spin-off series titled ''
Human Resources
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'' debuted on March 18, 2022.
Plot
The series follows a group of teenage 7th graders, including best friends Nick Birch and Andrew Glouberman, as they navigate their way through
puberty
Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction. It is initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads: the ovaries in a girl, the testes in a b ...
with struggles like
masturbation and sexual arousal all in the
Westchester County
Westchester County is located in the U.S. state of New York. It is the seventh most populous county in the State of New York and the most populous north of New York City. According to the 2020 United States Census, the county had a population ...
suburbs of
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
. Acting as over-sexualized
shoulder angels are the hormone monsters: Maurice (who pesters Andrew and Matthew and occasionally Nick), Connie—the hormone monstress (who pesters Jessi and Nick and occasionally Missy) and Mona (who mainly pesters Missy). Throughout the series, the kids interact with people and objects who are often personified and offer helpful, yet confusing, advice in their puberty-filled lives including the ghost of
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was ba ...
, a French-accented
Statue of Liberty, a
pillow
A pillow is a support of the body at rest for comfort, therapy, or decoration. Pillows are used in different variations by many species, including humans. Some types of pillows include throw pillows, body pillows, decorative pillows, and man ...
capable of getting pregnant, a capsule of
Adderall
Adderall and Mydayis are trade names for a combination drug called mixed amphetamine salts containing four salts of amphetamine. The mixture is composed of equal parts racemic amphetamine and dextroamphetamine, which produces a (3:1) ratio ...
, and even Jessi's own
vulva
The vulva (plural: vulvas or vulvae; derived from Latin for wrapper or covering) consists of the external female sex organs. The vulva includes the mons pubis (or mons veneris), labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vestibular bulbs, v ...
. They seek out their destiny as puberty challenges them mentally and physically.
Cast and characters
Main
*
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 L ...
as:
** Nicholas Arsenio "Nick" Birch, an
adolescent boy living with his loving and open-minded parents. He also has an older brother named Judd and an older sister named Leah. Throughout the series, Nick is increasingly insecure about his masculinity and overall development as it becomes evident that he is a
late bloomer
A late bloomer is a person whose talents or capabilities are not visible to others until later than usual.
Late bloomer or Late bloomers may also refer to:
* ''Late Bloomers'' (2006 film) (German: ''Die Herbstzeitlosen''), 2006 Swiss film direct ...
compared to his friends. Occasionally, he learns to appreciate his body and his emotions, with the help of his loved ones and a few other figures.
** Maurice the Hormone Monster, also known as "Maury", full name Maurice Beverley, is a raspy-voiced monster who follows Andrew around and is responsible for his brooding sexual desires, which frequently occur at inappropriate moments. He is revealed to hail from an alternate dimension where several different creatures, such as himself, represent and manage the stages of human life. He is shown to be able to interact with other boys, such as Nick and Jay. He is also Matthew's hormone monster.
** Coach Steve, the shrill-voiced middle school gym class teacher who is incompetent and overly talkative, often trying to get his colleagues—or even the students—to hang out (often to no avail). He is extremely childlike. It is revealed in season 2 that he is a virgin, though he ultimately loses his virginity to Jay's mom, with whom he has a one-night stand after she sexually approaches him. He is the only character unaffected by The Shame Wizard because he is incapable of experiencing shame. In season 3, he has a different job every time he appears until in the episode "Disclosure the Movie: The Musical!" he gets his job back as a gym coach.
** Rick the Hormone Monster, an old, dysfunctional yet enthusiastic hormone monster who follows Coach Steve and later Nick. He soon retires, however, after Steve loses his virginity, handing his position as Nick's hormone monster to Tyler. He becomes Nick's hormone monster again after Nick and Connie part ways.
** Lola Ugfuglio Skumpy, an ill-tempered popular girl who is terrified of losing her social status and the approval of her best friend Devin. She has a relationship with Jay in season 4, but it ends badly. Her relationship with Jay becomes on again-off again in the following season.
** Nick Starr, the future version of Nick who hosts a game show and lives alone with a robot version of Andrew.
** Kroll also voices Mila and Lotte Janssen, the
Statue of Liberty, a profane ladybug,
Joe Walsh
Joseph Fidler Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has been a member of three successful rock bands: the James Gang, Eagles, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr ...
, the ghosts of
Picasso
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is kn ...
and
Richard Burton
Richard Burton (; born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. Noted for his baritone voice, Burton established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s, and he gave a memorable p ...
,
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Enzio Stallone (; born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, ) is an American actor and filmmaker. After his beginnings as a struggling actor for a number of years upon arriving to New York City in 1969 and later Hollywood in 1974, h ...
, a webcam girl, several tampons, Gina's Abuela, Bad Mitten and Rabbi Poblart.
** Kroll also appears as himself in live-action in the season five finale, as the person in charge of Human Resources.
*
John Mulaney
John Edmund Mulaney (born August 26, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He first rose to prominence for his work as a writer on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2008 to 2013, where he contributed to numerous s ...
as Andrew Glouberman, a young boy and Nick's best friend who spends much of his time furtively masturbating. He is Jewish and his dysfunctional family annoys him. But with the help of Maury, he had a secret anthology of Puberty. In season 4, he went to Summer Camp and bullied Nick, giving him the nickname "soup". He may or may not be bisexual. Despite conclusively discovering he is not gay in season 1, in subsequent seasons, he appears to be very attracted to male figures such as Michael Angelo and Mr. Keating.
** Mulaney also voices Mint, Grandpa Andrew, Babe the Blue Ox, and Detective Florez.
*
Jessi Klein
Jessi Ruth Klein (born August 18, 1975) is an American writer, actress and stand-up comedian from New York City. Klein has regularly appeared on shows such as '' The Showbiz Show with David Spade'' and VH1's '' Best Week Ever'' and has performed ...
as Jessica Cobain "Jessi" Glaser, a sarcastic and smart girl. Her father, Greg, is an unemployed
stoner and her mother, Shannon, is secretly
dating
Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in which two individuals engage in an activity together, most often with the intention of evaluating each other's suitability as a partner in a future intimate relationship. It falls into the category ...
another woman. She gets her
period for the first time on a school trip to the
Statue of Liberty. Though Jessi has kissed Nick before, specifically in the first episode "Ejaculation", she later has many
French kiss
A French kiss, also known as cataglottism or a tongue kiss, is an amorous kiss in which the participants' tongues extend to touch each other's lips or tongue. A kiss with the tongue stimulates the partner's lips, tongue and mouth, which are se ...
ing make-out sessions with Jay. Like Andrew, she is Jewish, as she has a
Bat Mitzvah in "I Survived Jessi's Bat Mitzvah".
** Klein also voices Jessi's possible ancestor, Margaret Daniels, in "Duke".
*
Jason Mantzoukas as Jayzerian
Ricflairian "Jay" Bilzerian, a brash
teenage
Adolescence () is a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood (typically corresponding to the age of majority). Adolescence is usually associated with the ...
boy who is obsessed with magic and sex. He has sex with a pillow that he made into a
sex toy
A sex toy is an object or device that is primarily used to facilitate human sexual pleasure, such as a dildo, artificial vagina or vibrator. Many popular sex toys are designed to resemble human genitals, and may be vibrating or non-vibrati ...
. His mom allows Coach Steve to have a one-night stand with her in Season 2. He has two older brothers, Kurt and Val, who frequently bully him. His dad is a divorce lawyer, and Jay has a habit of quoting his father's law commercials, often being told by his friends to stop. Jay is obsessed with Nick's mother and father and wishes for a loving family. In season 2, Jay shares a kiss with Matthew, an openly
gay boy in school, during a game of "Smooch or Share". After the two kiss, Jay questions his
sexual orientation
Sexual orientation is an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender. These attractions are generally ...
. During season 3, Jay continues to question his sexual orientation but comes to the conclusion he is
bisexual
Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, wh ...
. In Season 5, Matthew breaks up with Aiden because he has truer feelings for Jay. Jay and Matthew decide to go to Devin and Devon's New Year's party together.
** Mantzoukas also voices Guy Bilzerian, Jay's father who is a corrupt divorce lawyer, and the landlord of a seedy all-men motel called "Guy Town". His commercials are well known in the neighborhood and Jay takes every opportunity he can to quote them, to the ire of his classmates.
** Mantzoukas also voices the ghost of
Socrates
Socrates (; ; –399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought. An enigmatic figure, Socrates authored no te ...
.
*
Jenny Slate
Jenny Sarah Slate (born March 25, 1982) is an American actress, comedian, and author. Born and raised in Milton, Massachusetts, Slate was educated at Milton Academy and studied literature at Columbia University, where she became involved in the ...
(seasons 1–4) and
Ayo Edebiri (seasons 4-present)
as Melissa "Missy" Foreman-Greenwald, a nerdy and kind girl who is a frequent target of Andrew's affection. Missy sometimes has trouble relating to her peers due to her sheltered upbringing and general naiveté, but during Season 3, she starts to mature (both physically and emotionally) and eventually gains her own hormone monster, Mona. In Season 4, Missy also begins exploring (and more deeply embracing) her African-American heritage.
** Slate also voiced Mirror Missy, Missy's verbally abusive reflection, meant to represent the insecurities over her body, as well as Missy's repressed anger.
** Slate also voices Caitlin Grafton, Greg’s new girlfriend and mother of Jessi’s half-sister, Delilah.
** Slate also voices Vicky, Cherry's delinquent friend, Taffiny, a pharmacist, a Planned Parenthood nurse, Ms. Razz, The Implant, the Fuck Gremlin, and Matthew's sister, Britney.
** Slate stepped down as Missy's voice actress near the end of Season 4, believing the role of an African-American character should be voiced by an African-American actress.
** Edebiri is initially heard as Mosaic Missy, an amalgamation of all of Missy's different alter-egos and personality traits.
*
Fred Armisen
Fereydun Robert Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. With his comedy partner Carrie Brownstein, Armisen was the co-creator and co-star of the IFC sketch comedy series '' Portlandia''. ...
as Elliot Birch, Nick's loving father, who is a doctor and frequently shares inappropriate stories. His real name is William McGregor since Season 6.
** Armisen also voices the ghost of
Antonin Scalia
Antonin Gregory Scalia (; March 11, 1936 – February 13, 2016) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 until his death in 2016. He was described as the intellectu ...
, a bus driver, Stavros, and Bob the Hormone Monster.
*
Maya Rudolph
Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''), and later played supporting roles in the films '' 50 First Dates' ...
as:
**
Connie the Hormone Monstress, full name Constance LaCienega, who initially follows Jessi (and sometimes Missy) around and encourages them to embrace their wildest desires. By the end of the second season, she becomes Nick's hormone monster, despite him being a boy, which works well with them both.
** Diane Birch, Nick's loving mother.
** Bonrad "Bonnie" LaCienega, Connie's twin sister, and Leah's hormone monster. Bonnie is a little more uptight than her twin sister and has an extreme dislike of Maury.
** Rudolph also voices a bath mat, the ghosts of
Elizabeth Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...
and
Whitney Houston
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, Principal Barren, Miss Clinkscales, Ellington's piano teacher,
Gayle King, and Missy's aunt.
*
Jordan Peele
Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his film and television work in the comedy and horror genres. Peele's breakout role came in 2003, when he was hired as a cast membe ...
as the Ghost of
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was ba ...
(1899–1974), the jazz musician whose spirit now lives in Nick's attic and sometimes offers him advice.
**
Featuring 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 ...
, Jay's pitbull, who suffers from a rare medical condition that causes him to become cripplingly self-aware.
** Peele also voices the ghosts of
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in th ...
,
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
, and
Prince
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, Atlanta Claus, a DJ, Missy's father Cyrus,
Patrick Ewing
Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Georgetown University men's team. He played most of his career as the starting center for the Ne ...
, one of the Knights of St. Joseph, Missy’s grandmother, and
Santa Claus
Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnigh ...
.
*** Brendan McCreary provides the ghost of Freddie Mercury's singing voice.
Recurring
*
Andrew Rannells as Matthew MacDell, a flamboyantly gay student with a love of drama and spreading gossip who serves as the school's anchorman. From seasons 3 to 4, he was dating Aiden. From season 5 to 6, he was dating Jay.
*
Paula Pell
Paula Pell (born April 15, 1963) is an American comedy writer, producer, and actress, best known for her work writing for the sketch series ''Saturday Night Live,'' being recognized with a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variet ...
as Barbara Glouberman, Andrew's mother and Marty's wife.
*
Richard Kind
Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor and comedian, known for his roles as Dr. Mark Devanow in '' Mad About You'' (1992–1999, 2019), Paul Lassiter in ''Spin City'' (1996–2002), Andy in ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (200 ...
as Marty Glouberman, Andrew's grumpy, overbearing, and stereotypically Jewish father, Barbara's husband and lover of scallops.
*
Seth Morris as Greg Glaser, the perpetually stoned father of Jessi Glaser and the ex-husband of Shannon Glaser.
*
Jessica Chaffin as Shannon Glaser, the mother of Jessi Glaser and the unfaithful ex-wife of Greg Glaser.
*
June Diane Raphael
June Diane Raphael ( ; born January 4, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She has starred in TV comedy programs ''Burning Love'', Adult Swim's '' NTSF:SD:SUV::'', and ''Grace and Frankie''. Notable film work includes support ...
as Devin LeSeven, a popular student at school.
*
Jak Knight (Seasons 1-5) as DeVon, the ex-husband of Devin and another popular student, who suffers from
childhood arthritis.
*
Gina Rodriguez as Gina Alvarez, a very
physically developed Paraguayan
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girl on Missy and Jessi's soccer team whose sudden pubertal development causes a stir at school.
*
Neil Casey as Lars, a student in a wheelchair.
** Casey also voices Detective Dumont.
* Joe Wengert as Caleb, a student, implied to be on the autism spectrum.
** Wengert also voices Lump Humpman, a priest, Leore, and Stan the Hormone Monster.
** Wengert also voices Joe, an older Hormone Monster from ''Human Resources'' who, with Gil, becomes Elijah's Hormone Monster.
* Fran Gilesspie as Samira, a student who speaks quietly and begins dating Ali.
*
Jon Daly as Judd Birch, the dark yet caring older brother of Nick and Leah Birch, and the son of Diane and Elliot Birch. In "Nick Starr", the Judd of 2052 now rules over "Juddstown", offering sanctuary the day before the end of the world.
** Daly also voices
Jesus Christ
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...
.
*
Kat Dennings (Seasons 1-4) and
Chloe Fineman (Seasons 5-present) as Leah Birch, the older sister of Nick Birch and younger sister of Judd Birch.
** Fineman also voices Delilah, Jessi's newborn
half-sister
A sibling is a relative that shares at least one parent with the subject. A male sibling is a brother and a female sibling is a sister. A person with no siblings is an only child.
While some circumstances can cause siblings to be raised separ ...
, Greg and Caitlin's daughter.
*
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 ...
as Monica Foreman-Greenwald, Missy's mother and Cyrus' wife.
** Peretti also voices Cellsea, Nick's sentient cell phone that he received from Leah, and "The Pill"
*
Heather Lawless as Jenna "Jay's Mom" Bilzerian, Jay's mother.
*
Mark Duplass as Val Bilzerian, an older, bullying brother to Jay Bilzerian.
** Duplass also voices a clerk.
*
Paul Scheer as Kurt Bilzerian, another older, bullying brother to Jay Bilzerian.
** Scheer also voices a gap-toothed male camper.
*
Nathan Fillion
Nathan Fillion (; born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian-American actor. He played the leading roles of Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds on '' Firefly'' and its film continuation '' Serenity'', and Richard Castle on '' Castle''. , he was starring as J ...
as himself, Missy's celebrity crush.
*
Rob Huebel as Mr. Terry Lizer, a teacher at the school.
*
David Thewlis
David Wheeler (born 20 March 1963), better known as David Thewlis (), is a British actor, author, director and screenwriter.
Thewlis rose to prominence when he starred in the film '' Naked'' (1993), for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Aw ...
as Lionel St. Swithens, a Shame Wizard and the Hormone Monsters' mortal enemy who haunts the kids, stoking their deepest shame.
*
John Gemberling as Tyler Pico, Nick's immature hormone monster.
** Gemberling also voices a security guard.
*
Gil Ozeri as Wiggles, Missy's stuffed toy.
** Ozeri also voices Brad, a couch cushion.
** Ozeri also voices Gil, an older Hormone Monster from ''Human Resources'', who, with Joe, becomes Elijah's Hormone Monsters.
*
Kristen Bell
Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress. Beginning her acting career by starring in stage productions while attending the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, she made her Broadway stage debut as Becky Thatc ...
as Pam, a pillow Jay has a sexual relationship with.
** Bell also voices an uninterested girl.
*
Jack McBrayer
Jack McBrayer (; born May 27, 1973) is an American actor and comedian, who gained national exposure for his portrayal of characters on '' Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' and as Kenneth Parcell in ''30 Rock''. For his role in ''30 Rock'' he was ...
as Nick's pubic hair #1
*
Craig Robinson as Nick's pubic hair #2
*
Rosa Salazar as Miss Benitez, a seventh grade teacher.
*
Michaela Watkins as
Cantor
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In Judaism, a cantor sings and lead ...
Dina Reznick, Shannon Glaser's love interest who serves as the Cantor of the Temple Beth Amphetamine.
*
Zach Woods
Zachary Woods (born September 25, 1984) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director and producer. He is best known for his roles as a series regular for three seasons as Gabe Lewis on the NBC sitcom '' The Office'', as Jared Dunn on the HB ...
as Daniel, a boy Leah is interested in.
** Woods also voices a sock.
*
Natasha Lyonne as Suzette, a motel pillow.
** Lyonne also voices Nadia Vulvokov, her character from ''
Russian Doll
Matryoshka dolls ( ; rus, матрёшка, p=mɐˈtrʲɵʂkə, a=Ru-матрёшка.ogg), also known as stacking dolls, nesting dolls, Russian tea dolls, or Russian dolls, are a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside an ...
''.
*
Alia Shawkat as Roland, a friend of Nick's who lives in
Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five Boroughs of New York City, boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the List of co ...
,
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
.
* Kristen Wiig as Jessi's vulva.
** Wiig also voices Beatrice, the vulva's evil twin whenever she has a Vaginal_yeast_infection, yeast infection (Season 6).
* Andy Daly as Dr. Wendy Engle, Nick's doctor.
** Daly also voices a motel pillow and the ghost of Harry Houdini.
* Harvey Fierstein as Jerome, an older gay man who lives in Guy Town.
* Jean Smart as Kitty Bouchet the Depression Kitty, an anthropomorphic purple cat employed in the Department of Puberty's Depression Ward.
* Bobby Cannavale as Gavin Reeves, an intense Hormone Monster that Nick hopes to have Tyler replaced, who works as his assistant and gets abused by.
** Cannavale also voices Nick Starr's agent.
* Zachary Quinto as Aiden, Matthew's ex-boyfriend.
* Ali Wong as Ali, a pansexuality, pansexual new student at Bridgeton Middle School.
* Carlos Alazraqui as Gustavo, the male character in the book ''The Rock of Gibraltar''.
* Gary Cole as Edward MacDell, Matthew's father. A U.S. Navy veteran who knows that his son is gay.
* Julie White as Kimberly MacDell, Matthew's mother.
* Julie Klausner as Cherry Marashina, formerly Cheryl Glouberman, Andrew's attractive cousin in Florida.
* Judd Hirsch as Lewis Glouberman, Andrew's late grandfather.
* David Cross as Skip Glouberman, Marty's brother and Andrew's uncle.
* Thandiwe Newton as Mona, Missy's British accented hormone monstress.
* Maria Bamford as Tito Taylor Thomas the Anxiety Mosquito.
** Bamford also voices Nancy, Jessi's therapist.
* John Oliver as Harry, a camp counselor.
* Seth Rogen as Seth Goldberg, a Canadian camper.
* Emily Altman as "Milk", a male camper who is often told to "shut the fuck up" and brings up his father's fictional friend, Bob Reedy.
* Somali Rose as Missy's overalls.
* Zach Galifianakis as the Gratitoad, a talking toad that expresses gratitude.
* Josie Totah as Natalie el-Khoury, a transgender camper.
* Lena Waithe
as Lena, one of Missy's cousins.
* Quinta Brunson as Quinta, one of Missy's cousins.
** Brunson also voiced a girl at a bar that was hit on by young Duke Ellington in "Duke".
* Sterling K. Brown
as Michael Angelo, Jessi's ex-boyfriend in New York.
* Brandon Kyle Goodman as Walter Las Palmas, Nick's Lovebug turned hate-worm.
* Keke Palmer as Rochelle Hillhurst, Missy's lovebug who was a hate-worm.
* Pamela Adlon as Sonya Poinsetta, Jessi's lovebug.
* Kristen Schaal as Bernadette "Bernie" Sanders, a girl that Andrew met during skiing with Nick's family, who shares her name with the Bernie Sanders, Vermont Senator.
* Jemaine Clement as Simon Sex, a sensitive, shroom-taking Hormone Monster.
* Brian Tyree Henry as Elijah, an asexuality, asexual religious African-American kid who Missy is in love with.
* Chris O’Dowd as Flanny O’Lympic, Andrew's Irish accented lovebug that debuted in ''Human Resources''.
* Peter Capaldi as Seamus McGregor, Nick's long lost Scottish Grandfather and Eillot's estranged father who was his coach in Nipple twisting.
* Cole Escola as Montel, Maury's and Connie's biological non-binary child.
Guest
* Jess Harnell as Dwayne Johnson, a depiction of the former wrestler turned actor who is starring in a fictional film about Paul Bunyan.
* Nasim Pedrad as Fatima, the female character in the book ''The Rock of Gibraltar''.
* Mae Whitman as Tallulah Levine, a friend of Leah's who takes a liking to Nick.
* Jon Hamm as a plate of Scallops, in which Marty has a secret obsession.
* Martin Short as Gordie, the main character of the Canadian Netflix hit, ''Gordie's Journey''.
* Carol Kane as the Menopause Banshee, a banshee that represents female menopause.
* Wanda Sykes as the ghost of Harriet Tubman.
* Rob Riggle as Col.
Adderall
Adderall and Mydayis are trade names for a combination drug called mixed amphetamine salts containing four salts of amphetamine. The mixture is composed of equal parts racemic amphetamine and dextroamphetamine, which produces a (3:1) ratio ...
, the personification of the ADHD medication.
* Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk, and Jonathan Van Ness from ''Queer Eye (2018 TV series), Queer Eye'' as themselves, sent to makeover Coach Steve.
*Retta as Daisy Ellington, Duke Ellington's mother.
* Paul Giamatti
as Andrew's feces, an internal representation of constipation within Andrew that made him develop "Poop Madness".
* Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle as Misha and Izzy, two seventh-graders Nick and Andrew hook up with, and the stars of their own Netflix series, ''Cafeteria Girls''. Their characters are a reference to their show PEN15.
* Aidy Bryant as Emmy Fairfax, a female Lovebug and a friend of Walter's.
* Kumail Nanjiani as himself, where he was seen in a video discussing "No Nut November" during a workout routine.
* Adam Scott (actor), Adam Scott as Dylan Keating, a school teacher that whom Andrew is infatuated.
* Hugh Jackman as himself, a fictitious version of the actor depicted as one of Maury's talking dicks.
* Annaleigh Ashford as The Rice Purity Test, an anthropomorphic quiz.
* Amber Ruffin as Ember, Elijah's aunt
* Ira Glass as himself, who can be heard through an audio podcast.
* Jeff Goldblum as the Apple Inc., Apple Brooch
* Steve-O as himself (in live-action), in a Cameo (website), Cameo for Lola
* Tyler The Creator as Jesus
* Juliet Mills as Rita St. Swithens, the Grand Dame of Humiliation and Lionel's mother. She was previously voiced by Helen Mirren in ''Human Resources''.
* Adam Levine, Ed Helms and Matt Rogers (comedian), Matt Rogers as members of the boy band, Bros 4 Life.
Episodes
Production
Development
TV writer
Andrew Goldberg and screenwriter-directors
Jennifer Flackett and
Mark Levin
Mark Reed Levin (; born September 21, 1957) is an American lawyer, author, and radio personality. He is the host of syndicated radio show '' The Mark Levin Show'', as well as ''Life, Liberty & Levin'' on Fox News. Levin worked in the admini ...
approached
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 L ...
, Goldberg's best friend since childhood, with the idea to develop a show about going through puberty.
Kroll and Goldberg used their divergent pubertal experiences as a centerpiece of the show, because Kroll was a late bloomer while Goldberg went through the physical changes of puberty very early.
Many of their lived experiences are featured in the show, such as Kroll's first kiss, and Goldberg's parents waxing his mustache.
The show also includes an experience of their childhood friend, Lizzie, who the character of Jessi is based on, getting her first period on a school trip to the Statue of Liberty. According to Kroll in an interview on NPR, ''Big Mouth'' "takes an equal look at what it's like for girls and women, the process of going through puberty, which I think has not been quite as explored in most popular culture."
Netflix announced they had picked up ''Big Mouth'' in June 2016.
On June 24, 2020, it was announced that
Jenny Slate
Jenny Sarah Slate (born March 25, 1982) is an American actress, comedian, and author. Born and raised in Milton, Massachusetts, Slate was educated at Milton Academy and studied literature at Columbia University, where she became involved in the ...
decided to step down from voicing Missy Foreman-Greenwald so that a Black actress could have the role in the wake of the George Floyd protests.
Slate's final time voicing Missy is in the fourth season as she recorded her lines in advance. On August 28, 2020, it was reported that
Ayo Edebiri was cast to replace Slate as Missy. Her first appearance as Missy is in "Horrority House", the penultimate episode of the fourth season.
Music
The first soundtrack album of songs from the TV series was released alongside season three on October 4, 2019.
All songs written by Mark Rivers except where indicated.
The second soundirack album of songs from the TV series was released alongside season six on October 28, 2022.
All songs written by Mark Rivers except where indicated.
Release
The first season, consisting of ten episodes, premiered on
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a ...
on September 29, 2017.
On October 24, 2017, it was confirmed that a second season had been ordered, which was released on October 5, 2018.
On November 17, 2018, Netflix announced that ''Big Mouth'' had been renewed for a third season.
The third season was preceded by a
Valentine's Day
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special episode on February 8, 2019.
On July 26, 2019, Netflix renewed the series through to a sixth season. On August 21, 2019, it was reported that the third season was set to be released on October 4, 2019. The fourth season was released on December 4, 2020.
The fifth season was released on November 5, 2021.
In April 2022, Netflix renewed the show for a seventh season, ahead of the sixth season premiere.
The sixth season was released on October 28, 2022.
Reception
Critical response
''Big Mouth'' has received critical acclaim since its release. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 100% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 8.10 out of 10. The website's critics consensus reads, "''Big Mouth''s simplistic animation and scatological humor belie its finely sketched characters and smart, empathetic approach to the messiness of adolescence."
On Metacritic, it holds a rating of 80 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has an approval rating of 100% based on 33 reviews, with an average rating of 8.80 out of 10. The website's critics consensus reads "Poignantly repulsive, ''Big Mouth'' continues to confront the awkwardness of adolescence with foul-mouthed glee and an added layer of maturity."
On Metacritic, it has a score of 90 out of 100 for the second season, based on nine critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season has an approval rating of 97% based on 33 reviews with an average rating of 8.00 out 10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Like the characters at its center, ''Big Mouth''s third season continues to grow, taking on complicated new issues with the same gross-but-utterly-empathetic eye that made it so lovable in the first place."
On Metacritic, it has a score of 84 out of 100 for the third season, based on five critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
On Rotten Tomatoes, the fourth season has an approval rating of 100% based on 22 reviews, with an average rating of 8.30 out of 10. The website's critics consensus reads, "''Big Mouth'' fourth season is another tour de force of empathetic cringe comedy that manages to get even better by finally giving Missy the storyline she deserves."
On Metacritic, it has a score of 88 out of 100 for the fourth season, based on four critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
On Rotten Tomatoes, the fifth season has an approval rating of 100% based on 5 reviews
''Vox (website), Vox'' described the first season as sharp and jarring depicting the awkwardness of pubescence, post-pubescence, and pre-pubescence. Erik Adams from ''The A.V. Club'' awarded the second season an "A−". Adams praised the cast, especially Thewlis, and the experimentation of this season, commenting that "it's shown that it deserves to be included in any conversation about TV's animated greats."
Accolades
Spin-off
On October 3, 2019, Netflix announced a straight-to-series order for a spin-off (media), spin-off series titled ''Human Resources'', set within the show's universe. Kroll, Goldberg, Levin, Flackett and Kelly Galuska will produce. On June 14, 2021, more details of the series were announced, including casting. Kroll, Rudolph, Thewlis, Bryant, Cannavale, Newton, Bamford, Goodman, Palmer, Clement and Adlon reprised their roles for the spin-off, with additional cast members Randall Park, Rosie Perez, and Henry Winkler joining the series. It was released on March 18, 2022.
In other media
Detective Florez made a silent cameo appearance in the 2022 live-action/animated hybrid film, ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (film), Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers''.
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