''Mad Love'' is an American
sitcom
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television series created by Matt Tarses, that aired on
CBS
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from February 14 to May 16, 2011. The sitcom was planned as a
mid-season replacement
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during the 2010–11 television season.
On May 15, 2011, ''Mad Love'' was cancelled by CBS after one season.
Premise
Kate, Connie, Larry, and Ben are
New Yorker
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* A resident of the State of New York
** Demographics of New York (state)
* A resident of New York City
** List of people from New York City
* ''The New Yorker'', a magazine founded in 1925
* ''The New ...
thirtysomethings searching for love in the city. When Kate and Ben meet and fall for each other, their friends remain cynical about the relationship. Each episode ends with some of the characters in a bar which they frequent, discussing the events of the day.
The cast describes the show as one about two couples falling in love in very different ways.
Cast and characters
Main
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Jason Biggs
Jason Matthew Biggs (born May 12, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Jim Levenstein in the '' American Pie'' comedy film series and Larry Bloom in the Netflix original series '' Orange Is the New Black''. He al ...
as Ben Parr
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Sarah Chalke
Sarah Louise Christine Chalke (; born August 27, 1976) is a Canadian actress and model. She is known for portraying Elliot Reid on the NBC/ABC comedy series '' Scrubs'', the second Becky Conner on the ABC sitcom ''Roseanne'', Stella Zinman on ...
as Kate Swanson
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Judy Greer
Judith Therese Evans (born July 20, 1975), known professionally as Judy Greer, is an American actress. She is primarily known as a character actress, who has appeared in a wide variety of films. She first rose to prominence in a variety of suppor ...
as Connie Grabowski
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Tyler Labine
Tyler Sean Labine (born April 29, 1978) is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He is best known for starring in the television series ''Breaker High'', ''Invasion'', ''Reaper'', '' Deadbeat'' and as Dr. Iggy Frome, head of psychiatry, in the N ...
as Larry Munsch
Recurring
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Sarah Wright
Sarah Fay Wright Olsen (born September 28, 1983) is an American actress. She played Millicent Gergich in a recurring role on ''Parks and Recreation''.
Career
Wright began her acting career at an early age. When she was 14 years old she became ...
as Tiffany McDermott, a rich trophy wife and Connie's employer.
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Martin Starr
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as Clyde, Connie's creepy neighbor.
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Chris Parnell
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as Dennis Barrett, a state trooper and Connie's short-term boyfriend.
Development and production
In September 2009, creator Matt Tarses received a new
pilot
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commitment from CBS, and the network
green-lit
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the pilot in January 2010 under the original title ''True Love''. Initial casting announcements begin in February.
Minka Kelly
Minka Kelly (born June 24, 1980) is an American actress and model. Her first starring role was in the NBC drama series '' Friday Night Lights'' (2006–2009) and she has also appeared on the shows '' Parenthood'' (2010–2011), ''Charlie's Ange ...
was the first actor cast, to play the role of Kate.
Ashley Austin Morris
Ashley Austin Morris (born Ashley Morris, ) is an American comedian, playwright, and stage, television, and film actress. She is best known for her role as Francine Carruthers in the revival of the PBS Kids children's series ''The Electric Co ...
joined the cast a few days later as Connie, Kate's cousin and best friend.
In March, Jason Biggs committed to the series to portray Ben. Other casting announcements included Hal Williams, who signed on in early March to play Earl, who works in the observation deck of the
Empire State Building
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where Ben and Kate meet.
He was expected to narrate the series, but Tyler Labine ultimately performed that function.
[ ]Dan Fogler
Daniel Kevin Fogler (born October 20, 1976) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He has appeared in films including ''Balls of Fury'', ''Good Luck Chuck'', ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'', '' Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grin ...
and Sarah Wright were cast a week later. Fogler was added to portray Larry, who is Ben's best friend, with Wright playing Tiffany, a woman who hires Connie to work as a nanny for her children.
Prior to filming the pilot, there were several casting changes.[ At the end of March, Fogler was replaced by Tyler Labine, who was originally offered the role of Larry but turned it down. In early April, ]Lizzy Caplan
Elizabeth Anne Caplan (born June 30, 1982) is an American actress. Her first acting role was on the television series ''Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000). She received wider recognition with roles in the films ''Mean Girls'' (2004) and ''Cloverfi ...
signed on to replace Morris as Connie. The pilot episode was directed by Pamela Fryman
Pamela Gail Fryman (born 1959) is an American sitcom director and producer. She directed all but twelve episodes of the television series ''How I Met Your Mother''.
Early life
Fryman was born and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Career
F ...
.[
More casting changes were announced in June. Sarah Chalke joined the cast in the role of Kate, replacing Kelly.][ The order was contingent on producers finding a replacement for Caplan, who had only agreed to guest star in the pilot.]Party Down
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''.[
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Episodes
References
External links
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