The Fix (2018 TV series)
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''The Fix'' is an American
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hosted by
Jimmy Carr James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is a British-Irish comedian, presenter, writer, and actor. He is known for his deadpan delivery of controversial one-liners and distinctive laugh, for which he has been both praised and criti ...
, starring
D. L. Hughley Darryl Lynn Hughley (; born March 6, 1963) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Hughley is best known as the original host of BET's ''ComicView'' from 1992 to 1993, the eponymous character on the ABC/ UPN sitcom ''The Hughleys'', and as ...
and
Katherine Ryan Katherine Louisa Ryan (born 30 June 1983) is a Canadian comedian, writer, presenter, and actress based in the United Kingdom. She has appeared on many British panel shows, including as a regular team captain on ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' and '' Never ...
as team captains and
Mona Chalabi Mona Chalabi is a British data journalist and writer of Iraqi descent, known for her publications with FiveThirtyEight and ''The Guardian''. She was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy Award in the category ''New Approaches: Arts, Lifesty ...
as a
statistician A statistician is a person who works with theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private and public sectors. It is common to combine statistical knowledge with expertise in other subjects, and statisticians may wor ...
. The show premiered on December 14, 2018, on
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.


Premise

In ''The Fix'', host
Jimmy Carr James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is a British-Irish comedian, presenter, writer, and actor. He is known for his deadpan delivery of controversial one-liners and distinctive laugh, for which he has been both praised and criti ...
and team captains
D. L. Hughley Darryl Lynn Hughley (; born March 6, 1963) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Hughley is best known as the original host of BET's ''ComicView'' from 1992 to 1993, the eponymous character on the ABC/ UPN sitcom ''The Hughleys'', and as ...
and
Katherine Ryan Katherine Louisa Ryan (born 30 June 1983) is a Canadian comedian, writer, presenter, and actress based in the United Kingdom. She has appeared on many British panel shows, including as a regular team captain on ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' and '' Never ...
are joined by guest comics who in teams "debate and discuss" solutions to "one of the biggest challenges facing the world". With help from data expert
Mona Chalabi Mona Chalabi is a British data journalist and writer of Iraqi descent, known for her publications with FiveThirtyEight and ''The Guardian''. She was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy Award in the category ''New Approaches: Arts, Lifesty ...
, Chalabi will reveal "surprising, shocking and often hilarious" facts before each team propose their fix to the studio audience, who will in turn vote for their favorite fix.


Cast

*
Jimmy Carr James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is a British-Irish comedian, presenter, writer, and actor. He is known for his deadpan delivery of controversial one-liners and distinctive laugh, for which he has been both praised and criti ...
as Host *
D. L. Hughley Darryl Lynn Hughley (; born March 6, 1963) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Hughley is best known as the original host of BET's ''ComicView'' from 1992 to 1993, the eponymous character on the ABC/ UPN sitcom ''The Hughleys'', and as ...
as Team Captain *
Katherine Ryan Katherine Louisa Ryan (born 30 June 1983) is a Canadian comedian, writer, presenter, and actress based in the United Kingdom. She has appeared on many British panel shows, including as a regular team captain on ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' and '' Never ...
as Team Captain *
Mona Chalabi Mona Chalabi is a British data journalist and writer of Iraqi descent, known for her publications with FiveThirtyEight and ''The Guardian''. She was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy Award in the category ''New Approaches: Arts, Lifesty ...
as Correspondent and Statistician


Season 1


Release


Marketing

On November 16, 2018, the first trailer for the series was released.


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fix, The English-language Netflix original programming 2010s American comedy game shows 2018 American television series debuts 2018 American television series endings Television series by Embassy Row (production company)