''Nick Swardson's Pretend Time'' is a TV

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created by and starring actor and comedian

Nick Swardson Nicholas Roger Swardson (born October 9, 1976) ...

. The show premiered on Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at 10 p.m. EST on

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and ran for two seasons, with the final first-run episode airing November 16, 2011.

Overview

Each episode would begin with Swardson doing stand-up comedy on stage, in front of an audience at a comedy club. He would tell jokes and discuss a topic which would be relevant to the episode. This would usually be something random about himself or about the show. The episode would then cut away to several pretaped sketches. The show featured comedic sketches, such as Wheelchair Cat, a

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sniper, and a parody of

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involving incest-related dreams. Each episode from the first season included appearances from an animated character named

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, who originally appeared on

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's comedy album '' Shh...Don't Tell''. Gay Robot was voiced by Nick Swardson. All of the episode titles were named after Nick's favorite line from each episode. For instance, in the season one finale, a house owner asks their guest if they know what the address of the house is, and the guest replies sarcastically with "Um... I don't know... Blah Blah Blah Main Street?" The latter part of the line was chosen as the title for the seventh episode of the first season. The show was produced by

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, and comedian

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was one of the producers. On September 28, 2011, a 'Clip Show' episode was aired featuring the most popular skits from the first season. On February 6, 2012, Swardson announced through his Facebook account that there would be no more episodes made. Reruns of the show still air sporadically on Comedy Central.

Episodes

Season 1 (2010)

Season 2 (2011)

References

External links

Official Website on Comedy CentralNick Swardson's Pretend Time Full Episodes Guides on TVGuide.com
* {{Happy Madison Productions Comedy Central original programming 2010s American parody television series 2010s American sketch comedy television series 2010 American television series debuts 2011 American television series endings Television series by Happy Madison Productions