''Hype'' is an American sketch comedy television series"WB buys into ‘Hype,’ orders pilot"
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'', January 16, 2000. which ran for 17 episodes from October 8, 2000 to February 18, 2001 on

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. Created by Scott King, Lanier Laney and

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, the series was ordered by the WB after the trio wrote a sketch for ''

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'' which parodied '' Felicity'', the network's major hit series at the time. The series focused on sketches parodying pop culture, particularly the overinflation of cultural and public relations hype. King, Laney and Sweeney were also writers for the series, along with Jordan Black, Jerry Collins,

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, Kent Fuher, Karen Kilgariff, Lori Nasso, Andy Bobrow, David Sussin, Steve Holland,

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, Robert Sherman and John Unholz. On February 8, 2001 the series was canceled after one season, although two of its cast members,

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and Daniele Gaither, subsequently joined ''MADtv'', while

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has had success as a television comedian in

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, including on '' The Gavin Crawford Show'' and ''

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''.

Cast

*Stephen E. Kramer *

Michael Roof Michael Roof (November 24, 1976 – June 9, 2009) was an American actor and comedian. Early life Roof was born on November 24, 1976, at a U.S. Air Force hospital at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, to Jean and Michael Roof Sr. He had tw ...

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* Daniele Gaither * Nadya Ginsburg *Christen Nelson *Shayma Tash * Chris Williams

Theme Song

The theme song to the show was " Bodyrock" by Moby, which was played during the opening credits.

References

External links

* 2000s American sketch comedy television series 2000 American television series debuts 2001 American television series endings Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios The WB original programming English-language television shows {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub