Players is an American comedy series which premiered on the
Spike network on March 2, 2010. The series is a partially scripted/mostly improvised comedy about two brothers who run a sports bar together. After airing 3 episodes, Players was removed from the Spike schedule and put on hiatus. The remaining seven episodes from season one were pushed back to air beginning July 21, 2010.
Spike TV Players Show Website- Players is Closed For Now - But Will Reopen in July!
/ref> Spike aired the final four episodes back-to-back on August 14, 2010.
Premise
Creator Matt Walsh stars as fun-loving Bruce who runs a sports bar with his uptight older brother Ken, played by Ian Roberts. June Diane Raphael and Danielle Schneider co-star as Barb and Krista, the bar's waitresses. The cast also features James Pumphrey as Calvin, the young bartender who lives in the storage room and Jack McGee as Hickey, a retired police officer who spends most of his time hanging out at the bar betting on games.
Guests stars included Matt Besser, Rob Huebel
Robert Anderson Huebel (born June 4, 1969) is an American actor, comedian and writer best known for his sketch comedy work on the MTV series ''Human Giant'' and for his role of Dr. Owen Maestro on the Adult Swim series ''Childrens Hospital''. He ...
, Ken Jeong, Andrew Daly, Cathy Shim, Joseph Nunez
Joseph Nunez (sometimes credited as Joe Nunez) is an American actor and comedian most notable for his recurring role as Manche Sanchez on the show ''Prison Break''.
Career
He also played a cleaner in ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', and the man who ...
, Paul Scheer and Horatio Sanz.
Cast
* Matt Walsh as Bruce Fitzgerald
* Ian Roberts as Ken Fitzgerald
* June Diane Raphael as Barb Tolan
* Danielle Schneider as Krista DiMarco
*James Pumphrey as Calvin Trout
* Jack McGee as Hickey
Episodes
References
External links
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2010 American television series debuts
2010 American television series endings
2010s American sitcoms
2010s American workplace comedy television series
Spike (TV network) original programming
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