''Friends of the People'' is an American
sketch comedy television series. It was slated to premiere 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 ...
in summer 2014, but was pushed to October 28, 2014, as part of the network's shift in their programming direction.
Many of the cast members (Jennifer Bartels, Jermaine Fowler, and Lil Rel Howery) were originally reported to be cast members of a planned revival of ''
In Living Color
''In Living Color'' is an American sketch comedy television series that originally ran on Fox from April 15, 1990 to May 19, 1994. Keenen Ivory Wayans created, wrote and starred in the program. The show was produced by Ivory Way Productions in a ...
'' which never materialized. The show's first season consisted of 10 episodes.
This made it the network's first sketch comedy show. The series held a TV-14 rating, though select episodes were rated TV-MA — also a first for the truTV network.
Cast
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Kevin Barnett
Kevin Rees Barnett (born May 14, 1974) is an American former volleyball player. He played for the United States national team at the 2000
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*Jennifer Bartels
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Jermaine Fowler
Jermaine Fowler is an American actor, comedian, producer and writer. He is perhaps best known for his role as King Akeem Joffer's long-lost son Lavelle Junson in the 2021 romantic comedy film '' Coming 2 America'' and Franco Wicks on the CBS sit ...
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Lil Rel Howery
Milton "Lil Rel" Howery Jr. (born December 17, 1979) is an American actor and comedian. Howery is known for playing Robert Carmichael in NBC's television comedy series ''The Carmichael Show'' (2015–2017) and Transportation Security Administratio ...
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Keith Lucas
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Kenny Lucas
Kenny Lucas and Keith Lucas (born September 13, 1985), collectively referred to as The Lucas Brothers, are American identical twin brothers who work together as comedians, actors, filmmakers, writers, and producers.
They co-wrote and co-produce ...
*Josh Rabinowitz
References
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2010s American sketch comedy television series
2014 American television series debuts
2015 American television series endings
English-language television shows
TruTV original programming
Television series by 3 Arts Entertainment