The second season of ''

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'' premiered on

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on October 21, 2016 and ran for 13 episodes until February 3, 2017. The season stars

Rachel Bloom Rachel Leah Bloom (born April 3, 1987) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She is best known for co-creating and starring as Rebecca Bunch in The CW musical comedy-drama series ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' (2015– ...

as Rebecca Bunch, a young lawyer who finds herself pursuing a relationship with the object of her obsession, Josh Chan, as she continues her quest to find true happiness.

Vincent Rodriguez III Vincent Rodriguez III (born August 10, 1982) is an American stage and television actor. Rodriguez is known for playing the male lead role of Josh Chan in The CW comedy-drama series ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.'' Early and personal life Rodriguez wa ...

Santino Fontana Santino Fontana (born March 21, 1982) is an American actor and singer. He has received a Tony Award, two Drama Desk Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award, Lortel Award, Obie Award, and Clarence Derwent Award in a mix of straight plays and musica ...

Donna Lynne Champlin Donna Lynne Champlin (born January 21, 1971) is an American actress, dancer and singer from New York City. She is best known for playing Paula Proctor on The CW comedy-drama series ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''. Early life Champlin was born in Rochest ...

Pete Gardner Peter Gardner (born Pete Zahradnick in Scarsdale, New York) is an American actor, best known for playing Darryl Whitefeather in The CW comedy-drama series ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''. Early life Gardner studied improv at the Second City improv gr ...

Vella Lovell Vella Lovell (born September 13, 1985) is an American actress, known for playing Heather Davis in The CW comedy-drama series ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' as well as providing the voice of Mermista in ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'', Khadija in ' ...

, and

Gabrielle Ruiz Gabrielle Ruiz (born December 12, 1984) is an American actress best known for playing the role of Valencia Perez on The CW musical comedy-drama series '' Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''. Prior to ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'', she performed in several Broadway ...

co-star.

Cast

;Main *

as Rebecca Bunch *

as Josh Chan *

as Greg Serrano *

as Paula Proctor *

as Darryl Whitefeather *

as Heather Davis *

as Maria "Valencia" Perez ;Recurring * Eugene Cordero as Alex * Gina Gallego as Mrs. Hernandez * Jacob Guenther as Chris *

Amy Hill Amy Marie Hill (born May 9, 1953) is an American actress and stand-up comedian. Hill's first major role was as Yung-Hee "Grandma" Kim on '' All-American Girl'' where her character became the breakout character of the short-lived television serie ...

as Lourdes Chan * David Hull as White Josh * Erick Lopez as Hector * Johnny Ray Meeks as Kevin *

Steve Monroe Steven Monroe (born October 30, 1972) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and practicing psychotherapist. He has a number of television credits to his name, including guest roles on such series as '' 7th Heaven'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Invest ...

as Scott Proctor * Elijah Nelson as Brendan Proctor *

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as Marco Serrano *

Rene Gube Rene Gube is an American comedian, actor and writer. He played Threepeat on the TBS sitcom '' Ground Floor'', and was executive story editor and a writer for the CW show ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' where he also had a recurring role as "Father Brah. ...

as Father Brah *

Michael McMillian Michael McMillian (born October 21, 1978) is an American actor and writer, known for his roles as Henry Gibson on '' What I Like About You'', Steve Newlin on the HBO series ''True Blood'', Owen on ''Hot in Cleveland'' and Tim in ''Crazy Ex-Girl ...

as Tim * Burl Moseley as Jim *

Michael Hyatt Charlene "Michael" Hyatt is a British-born American actress. Before her work in film and television, she performed on stages throughout the United States, particularly in ''Ragtime'' on Broadway. She has played Brianna Barksdale on ''The Wire'' ...

as Dr. Noelle Akopian *

Esther Povitsky Esther Povitsky (born March 2, 1988), formerly known by the stage name "Little Esther", is an American actress and comedian. She is the co-creator and star of the comedy series ''Alone Together'' (2018), and starred as Izzy in the Hulu series '' ...

as Maya *

Stephnie Weir Stephnie Carmel Weir (born November 28, 1967) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She is best known for being a main cast member and writer on the Fox sketch comedy television series '' Mad TV'' from 2000 to 2005, for which she got two ...

as Karen *

Parvesh Cheena Parvesh Singh Cheena (born July 22, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Gupta in the TV series ''Outsourced'' and as Sunil Odhav on ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''. He also voices Bodhi in ''T.O.T.S.'' Early life Cheena was ...

as Sunil Odhav *

Brittany Snow Brittany Anne Snow (born March 9, 1986) is an American actress. She rose to prominence after appearing in the CBS soap opera ''Guiding Light'' (1998–2001), for which she won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress and was nominated for two ...

as Anna Hicks * Danny Jolles as George *

Scott Michael Foster Scott Michael Foster (born March 4, 1985) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Captain John Paul "Cappie" Jones in the ABC Family comedy-drama series ''Greek'' (2007–11), Leo Hendrie in the ABC Family drama ''Chasing Life'' ...

as Nathaniel Plimpton III *

Tovah Feldshuh Terri Sue "Tovah" Feldshuh (born December 27, 1948) is an American actress, singer, and playwright. She has been a Broadway star for more than four decades, earning four Tony Award nominations. She has also received two Emmy Award nominations f ...

as Naomi Bunch ;Guest * Yael Grobglas as Trina * Paul Welsh as Trent Maddock * Steele Stebbins as Tommy Proctor *

Patti LuPone Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer best known for her work in musical theater. She has won three Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, two Grammy Awards, and was a 2006 inductee to the American Theater Hall of F ...

as Rabbi Shari * Rachel Grate as Audra Levine * David Grant Wright as Nathaniel Plimpton II * Seth Green as Patrick *

John Allen Nelson John Allen Nelson is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his roles on television as Warren Lockridge on '' Santa Barbara'', John D. Cort on '' Baywatch'', Walt Cummings in '' 24'' and Silas Bunch in ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''. ...

as Silas Bunch * Alberto Issac as Joseph Chan * Tess Paras and Coryn Mabalot as Jayma and Jastenity Chan * Eric Michael Roy as the Santa Ana Winds (impersonating Frankie Valli) *

Patton Oswalt Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known as Spence Olchin in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and for narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present) as ...

as J. Castleman

Episodes

Every song listed is performed by Rebecca, except where indicated.

Production

The series was renewed for a second season on March 11, 2017. On May 23, 2016, it was announced that

, who portrays Valencia, was promoted to series regular for season two. In November, 2016, it was announced that Santino Fontana would be departing the series, with episode four of the second season resulting as his last as a series regular.

Music

''"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Original Television Soundtrack (Season 2)"'' was released on March 3, 2017. It includes all the songs of season two, alongside Bloom's a cappella rough demos of "Santa Ana Winds" and "Rebecca's Reprise" alongside

Adam Schlesinger Adam Lyons Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was a key songwriting contri ...

and Stephen M. Gold's demo version of "I'm Just a Girl in Love", and Jack Dolgen's rough demos of "Sex Toys" and "It's Not Difficult to Define Miss Douche", two songs that didn't make it onto the final cut on the show.

Home media

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released Season 2 as a manufacture-on-demand DVD exclusively to online retailers.

Reception

Critical response

The second season of ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' received critical acclaim from critics. On

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, it has a fresh rating of 100% based on 22 reviews, with a

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of 9.40/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''" remains delightfully weird, engaging, and even more courageous and confident in its sophomore outing." On

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, the season has a score of 86 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

Ratings

References

External links

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