''One Big Happy'' is an American

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television series produced by

Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Lee DeGeneres ( ; born January 26, 1958) is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. She starred in the sitcom ''Ellen'' from 1994 to 1998, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for " The Puppy Episode". Sh ...

starring

Kelly Brook Kelly Ann Parsons (born 23 November 1979), known professionally as Kelly Brook, is an English model, actress, and media personality. She is known for her modelling work in the UK, and in the US for her role as Prudence on the NBC sitcom ''One ...

Nick Zano Nick Zano (born March 8, 1978) is an American actor. Zano is known for having played List of What I Like About You characters#Vince, Vince in The WB's sitcom ''What I Like About You (TV series), What I Like About You''. He hosted MTV's former in ...

and

Elisha Cuthbert Elisha Ann Cuthbert Phaneuf (; born 30 November 1982) is a Canadian actress and model. As a Child actor, child actress, she made her first televised appearance as an extra in the Canadian horror-themed series for children ''Are You Afraid of the ...

, about a gay woman, Lizzy, who is pregnant with her best friend Luke's baby, while he is in love with another woman, Prudence. The show was created by

Liz Feldman Liz Feldman (born May 21, 1977) is an American comedian, actress, producer and writer. She is best known as the creator and executive producer of the Netflix dark comedy series '' Dead to Me''. She also created ''One Big Happy'' and has written ...

, and it premiered on March 17, 2015. Six episodes were ordered by

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. On May 8, 2015, NBC cancelled the series after one season. It was produced by Visualized, Inc., in association with

A Very Good Production A Very Good Production is an American film and television production company founded by comedian, television host, actress Ellen DeGeneres and Warner Bros. Television's Telepictures in 2003. It is known for producing the long-running series ''The ...

and

Warner Bros. Television Warner Bros. Television Studios (operating under the name Warner Bros. Television; formerly known as Warner Bros. Television Division) is an American television production and distribution studio of the Warner Bros. Television Group division of ...

Cast

as Lizzy *

as Luke *

as Prudence *

Rebecca Corry Rebecca Corry (born March 23, 1971) is an American comedian, writer and actress. Biography Corry was born in Kent, Washington, and moved to Chicago, Illinois, at age 19. In 2006, she was a finalist on the fourth season of NBC's ''Last Comic St ...

as Leisha * Chris Williams as Roy *

Brandon Mychal Smith Brandon Mychal Smith (born May 29, 1989) is an American actor, singer, dancer, and rapper. He is best known for playing Bug Wendal in ''Gridiron Gang'', Li'l Danny Dawkins in ''Phil of the Future'', Nico Harris in ''Sonny with a Chance'' and '' ...

as Marcus

Episodes

Reception

''One Big Happy'' received generally negative reviews from critics. At

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(which assigns a weighted mean—out of 100—based on reviews from mainstream critics) the show received a weighted mean score of 37 from 21 reviews.

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External links

* *{{cite news, url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/01/16/ellen-degeneres-is-one-big-happy-nbc-producer/21874329/, title=Ellen DeGeneres is 'One Big Happy' NBC producer, first=Gary, last=Levin, date=January 16, 2015 2015 American television series debuts 2015 American television series endings NBC original programming 2010s American sitcoms American LGBT-related sitcoms Pregnancy-themed television shows Television shows set in California Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios Television series by A Very Good Production