''Jon Glaser Loves Gear'' is an American

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 c ...

television series with

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segments that premiered October 25, 2016 on

truTV TruTV (stylized as truTV) is an American basic cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel primarily broadcasts comedy, docusoaps and reality shows. The channel was originally launched in 1991 as Court TV, a network that focu ...

. Hosted by

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 s ...

playing a fictionalized version of himself, the show focuses on the comedian's love of gear and gadgets. On May 12, 2017, it was announced that ''Jon Glaser Loves Gear'' had been renewed for a second season, which was originally expected to premiere in 2018. The second season aired between January 9 and March 11, 2019. The series was not picked up for a third season.

Cast and characters

as himself *

John Hodgman John Kellogg Hodgman (born June 3, 1971) is an American author, actor, and humorist. In addition to his published written works, such as '' The Areas of My Expertise'', ''More Information Than You Require'', and '' That Is All'', he is known for ...

as the voice of Gear-i * Steve Cirbus as himself, Jon's 'Spurt (short for gear expert) * Eva Solveig as herself, also plays Jon's Fake Wife * Miriam Tolan as Leslie, Jon's Real Wife *

Nadia Dajani Nadia Dajani (born December 26, 1965) is an American actress. She hosts the baseball comedy web series ''Caught Off Base with Nadia''. Early life and education Dajani was born in Los Angeles, California on December 26, 1965. She grew up the youn ...

as Dr. Ellen Trammell, Jon's therapist * Eli Tokash as Jon's Son * Charlie Jones as Jon's Fake Son * Hope Lauren Richardson as Jon's Fake Daughter * Wyatt Cirbus as himself, Steve's Son * Bhavesh Patel as Daniel, a TruTV executive who is in charge of the show * Greta Lee as the voice of Drone-i Malonie, Steve's drone and Gear-i's love interest (season 2) *

Bowen Yang Bowen Yang ( zh, link=no, 楊伯文; born November 6, 1990) is an Australian-born American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer based in New York City. He co-hosts a comedy pop-culture podcast, '' Las Culturistas,'' with Matt Rogers. Since Se ...

as Bowen, Jon's son's psychologist and, briefly, Steve's replacement as a 'Spurt (season 2)

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2016)

Season 2 (2019)

References

External links

Official site
* {{PFFR 2016 American television series debuts 2019 American television series endings 2010s American mockumentary television series 2010s American reality television series Television series by PFFR TruTV original programming English-language television shows