The fourth and final season of ''

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' is an American romantic musical comedy-drama television series that premiered on October 12, 2015, on The CW and ran for four seasons, ending on April 5, 2019. The series was created, written, and directed by Rachel Bloo ...

'' premiered on

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on October 12, 2018 and ran for 18 episodes until April 5, 2019. 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 distraught young woman, dealing with the consequences of pleading guilty to attempted murder at the end of the previous season. Co-stars include

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 ...

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 ' ...

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 ...

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'' ...

, and

Skylar Astin Skylar Astin Lipstein (born September 23, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He became known for portraying Jesse Swanson in the musical films ''Pitch Perfect'' (2012) and ''Pitch Perfect 2'' (2015). He originated the role of Georg in the Broa ...

Cast

Main

as Rebecca Bunch *

as Josh Chan *

as Paula Proctor *

as Darryl Whitefeather *

as Heather Davis *

as Valencia Perez *

as Nathaniel Plimpton III *

as Greg Serrano

Recurring

* Erick Lopez as Hector * Danny Jolles as George * Britney Young as Samantha "Nicky" Warner * Pam Murphy as Cybil * David Hull as Josh "White Josh" Wilson *

Michael Hitchcock Michael Hitchcock (born July 28, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and television producer. Early life Hitchcock received his Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Un ...

as Bert Buttenweiser *

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 *

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 *

Olivia Edward Olivia Edward (born January 25, 2007) is an American actress best known for her role as Duke in the FX television series '' Better Things''. She began her career at the age of two and has appeared in numerous guest spots on TV series such as Unb ...

as Madison Whitefeather * David Grant Wright as Nathaniel Plimpton II *

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 *

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 Joseph Brah * Burl Moseley as Jim *

Clark Moore Clark Moore (born 1991) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for the role of Ethan in the film ''Love, Simon'' and the role of AJ on the final season of ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''. Early life and education Moore was raised in Atlanta ...

as AJ * Emma Willmann as Beth * Zayne Emory as Brendan Proctor *

Gina Gallego Georgina Maria Gallego (born October 30, 1955) is an American actress, known for her work in television. Her credits include: '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', '' Flamingo Road'' (as Alicia Sanchez), ''Remington Steele'', ''Airwolf'', ''Ritua ...

as Mrs. Hernandez * Steele Stebbins as Tommy Proctor *

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 * Fernando Rivera as Vic * Rachel Grate as Audra Levine * Dan Gregor as Dr. Roth *

Maribeth Monroe Maribeth Monroe (born March 25, 1978) is an American actress, writer and comedian. She is known for portraying Alice Murphy on Comedy Central's sitcom ''Workaholics'', Mindy St. Claire on NBC's sitcom,''The Good Place'', and Christina Wheeler on ...

as April

Guest

* Paul Welsh as Trent Maddock * Piter Marek as Dr. Davit Akopian * Benjamin Siemon as Brody *

Aline Brosh McKenna Aline Brosh McKenna (born August 2, 1967) is an American screenwriter, producer and director. Her credits include writing '' The Devil Wears Prada'' (2006), ''27 Dresses'' (2008), ''Morning Glory'' (2010), ''We Bought a Zoo'' (2011) and co-cre ...

as Prosecutor (uncredited) *

Kathy Najimy Kathy Ann Najimy ( ; ar, كاثي ان نجيمي ; born February 6, 1957) is an American actress and activist. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Soapdish'' (1991), ''Sister Act'' (1992), '' Hocus Pocus'' (1993), ''Hope Floats'' (1 ...

as herself *

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 Castleman * Allison Dunbar as Stacy Whitefeather *

Nia Vardalos Antonia Eugenia Vardalos (born September 24, 1962) is a Canadian actress, director, producer and screenwriter. She is best known for starring in and writing the romantic comedy film ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' (2002), which garnered her nominati ...

as Wendy Legrand * Natasha Behnam as Courtney Amjadi * P.L. Brown as Mr. Davis *

Christine Estabrook Christine Estabrook (born Mary Christine Estabrook; September 13, 1952) is an American actress, known for her roles on the television series '' The Crew'', '' Nikki'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and ''American Horror Story''; she had a recurring ...

as Patricia Davis *

Joanna Sotomura Joanna Sotomura was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. She is best known for her work on the Emmy Award-winning ''Emma Approved'' (2013), '' Madison County'' (2011) and ''Everything Before Us'' (2015). Education She graduated from Loyola ...

as Zoe *

Anjali Bhimani Anjali Bhimani (born August 30, 1974 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Symmetra in the video game ''Overwatch'' and Rampart in the video game ''Apex Legends''. Early life Bhimani was born in Cleveland, O ...

as Director * Luca Padovan as Tucker Bunch *

Tan France Tanveer Wasim "Tan" France ( Safdar; born 20 April 1983) is a British-American fashion designer and television personality. Of Pakistani descent, he is one of the first openly gay South Asian men on a major show and one of the first out Muslim ...

as Fett Ragoso * Carlease Burke as Mrs. Beattie * Sharon Sachs as Evelyn *

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as herself * Judy Kain as Marilyn Levine * Damian Gomez as Emilio *

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 *

Megan Amram Megan Amram (born September 3, 1987) is an American comedy writer, producer, and performer. She is most known for her work as co-writer and producer for the NBC series ''The Good Place''. Amram created and starred in the comedy web series, ''An E ...

as Nostalgia Cat *

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''. He ...

as Itchy Cat *

Todrick Hall Todrick Hall (born April 4, 1985) is an American singer, choreographer, and YouTuber. He gained national attention on the ninth season of the televised singing competition ''American Idol''. Following this, he amassed a huge following on YouTu ...

as Funky Cat *

Riki Lindhome Erika "Riki" Lindhome (born March 5, 1979) is an American actress, comedian, and musician. She is best known as a singer and songwriter for the comedy folk duo Garfunkel and Oates. After making her television debut in 2002 with minor roles in t ...

as Hungry Cat *

Rebekka Johnson Rebekka Johnson is an American actress, comedian and writer, producer from Staten Island, New York. Johnson is best known for playing Dawn Rivecca on Netflix's wrestling comedy '' GLOW''. She was featured on MTV's prank show ''Boiling Points'' ...

as Elated Cat *

Grant Rosenmeyer Grant Mandel Rosenmeyer (born July 3, 1991) is an American actor and screenwriter best known for his roles in ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' and on the FOX television sitcom '' Oliver Beene''. Early life and education Rosenmeyer was born in Manhas ...

as Jason *

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as Marco Serrano * Alberto Isaac as Joseph Chan * Jayden Lund as Guardrail * Phoebe Neidhardt as Joanne Perkins *

Jay Hayden Jonathan Hayden (February 20, 1979), known professionally as Jay Hayden, is an American actor. He is best known for his work in the ABC comedy-drama series '' The Catch'' (2016–17) and the ''Grey's Anatomy'' spinoff ''Station 19'', both produce ...

as Dr. Daniel Shin * Kunal Dudheker as Gynecologist *

Cheri Oteri Cheryl Ann Oteri () is an American actress and comedian. A nominee of a Primetime Emmy Award, Oteri is best known for her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1995 to 2000. Early life The daughte ...

as Connie * Jacob Guenther as Chris *

Toks Olagundoye Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke "Toks" Olagundoye (born 16 September 1975) is a Nigerian actress. * Juan Alfonso as Rusty * Carmela Zumbado as Denise Martinez * Alfred Yankovic as Bernie * Michael McDonald as Open mic emcee

Episodes

Every song listed is performed by Rebecca, except where indicated. This season, at the end of the theme song, the woman who is "mistaken" for Rebecca (portrayed by Siri Miller) has a different line.

Special

A 42-minute documentary about the making of the series finale, entitled ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Oh My God I Think It's Over'', was released on the CW Seed app on March 30, 2019.

Production

The series was renewed for a fourth season on April 2, 2018. Along with the renewal announcement, creator and star

stated that the fourth season would be the series' last. On July 13, it was announced that

had ordered 18 episodes for the final season, up from the past two seasons, which both contained 13 episodes. On August 6, it was reported that the role of Greg, played by

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 ...

during the show's first two seasons, was recast with

in order to "explore how perception changes."

Music

The full season four soundtrack was released on August 7, 2019. Included bonus tracks include demo versions of "Trapped in a Car", "Eleven O'Clock", "Hello, Nice to Meet You" and "Sports Analogies", and a demo version of a parody of "The Telephone Hour" from ''

Bye Bye Birdie ''Bye Bye Birdie'' is a stage musical with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams, based upon a book by Michael Stewart. Originally titled ''Let's Go Steady'', ''Bye Bye Birdie'' is set in 1958. The short story "Dream Man", authored ...

'' called "Josh Chan Is Single". Also included are seven tracks from the score by Jerome Kurtenbach, Tom Polce and Frank Ciampi.

Reception

Critical Reception

The fourth season received critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds a Certified Fresh rating of 100%, with an average rating of 9.50/10. The critical consensus reads "Carried by the exceptional Rachel Bloom and her equally talented castmates, ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriends final season further explores the depths of Rebecca's mental illness with humor, heart, and humanity."

Ratings

Notes

References

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