Big Time in Hollywood, FL

Big Time in Hollywood, FL

Genre	Comedy
Created by	Alex Anfanger Dan Schimpf
Written by	Alex Anfanger Dan Schimpf
Starring	Alex Anfanger Lenny Jacobson Jon Bass Kathy Baker Stephen Tobolowsky
Opening theme	"Rainbow" by Bobby Jealousy
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Alex Anfanger Dan Schimpf Ben Stiller Debbie Liebling Stuart Cornfeld Mike Rosenstein Lee Kernis Brian Stern
Camera setup	Single
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Red Hour Productions Brillstein Entertainment Partners
Broadcast
Original channel	Comedy Central
Picture format	1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original run	March 25, 2015 (March 25, 2015) – present
External links
Website

Big Time in Hollywood, FL is an American comedy television series created and written by Alex Anfanger and Dan Schimpf.^[1] A 10-episode first season has been ordered by the American cable television network Comedy Central, which premiered on March 25, 2015.^[2] The pilot episode was directed by Schimpf.^[1]

Cast

Alex Anfanger as Jack, a delusional self-proclaimed filmmaker^[3]
Lenny Jacobson as Ben, Jack's brother^[3]
Jon Bass as Del, Jack and Ben's childlike friend^[3]
Kathy Baker as Diana, Jack and Ben's mother^[3]
Stephen Tobolowsky as Alan, Jack and Ben's father^[3]

Recurring guests

Paz Vega
Cuba Gooding Jr.. as Himself
Michael Madsen as Harvey Scoles
Keith David as Malloy
Marcus Giamatti as Detective Jim Zdorkin
Betsy Sodaro as Darla
Lee Schall as Ted
Crispin Alapag as Marco Chavez

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Severance"	Dan Schimpf	Alex Anfanger & Dan Schimpf	March 25, 2015 (2015-03-25)	0.570^[4]
Jack and Ben are told by Diana and Alan that they have two weeks to move out and find jobs. Jack and Ben decide to try to scam them into paying them $20,000 as "severance", which would help fund their movies. Ben decides to pretend to have a drug problem and owe money to a dangerous drug dealer. Guest starring Ben Stiller as Jimmy Staats
2	"Intervention"	Dan Schimpf	Jim Brandon & Brian Singleton	April 1, 2015 (2015-04-01)	0.392^[5]
3	"Rehabilitation"	Dan Schimpf	Romanski	April 8, 2015 (2015-04-08)	0.439^[6]
4	"To Catch a Paparazzi"	Rob Schrab	Jordan Pope-Roush	April 15, 2015 (2015-04-15)	0.341^[7]
Guest starring Cuba Gooding Jr. as Himself
5	"A Night In"	Rob Schrab	Ben Seccombe	April 22, 2015 (2015-04-22)	0.315^[8]
6	"Separate But Equal"	Dan Schimpf	Romanski	April 29, 2015 (2015-04-29)
7	"What Dreams May Come"^[9]	Dan Schimpf	Jim Brandon & Brian Singleton	May 6, 2015 (2015-05-06)
8	"Monkey Largo"^[9]			May 13, 2015 (2015-05-13)

Reception

The first season of Big Time in Hollywood, FL has been met with positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has a rating of 73%, based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "An absorbing narrative and talented cast help Big Time in Hollywood, FL balance its occasionally obnoxious antics with witty slapstick."^[10] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 68 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[11]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Andreeva, Nellie (January 10, 2014). "Comedy Central Gives Series Order To Ben Stiller-Produced ‘Big Time In Hollywood, FL’". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
↑ Bibel, Sara (December 9, 2014). "Comedy Central Sets Winter Programming Schedule Including Season Premieres of 'Broad City' & 'Workaholics' & Series Premiere of 'The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore'". Zap2it. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Andreeva, Nellie (August 28, 2013). "Duo Join Pilot ‘Big Time In Hollywood’; ‘The Following’ & ‘The Originals’ Add Recurring". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 26, 2015). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Catfish' Tops Night + 'Workaholics', NBA Basketball, 'The Daily Show' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
↑ Metcalf, Mitch (April 1, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 4.1.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
↑ Metcalf, Mitch (April 8, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 4.8.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
↑ Metcalf, Mitch (April 15, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 4.15.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
↑ Metcalf, Mitch (April 22, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 4.22.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
↑ 9.0 9.1 "Schedule – Big Time in Hollywood, FL". Comedy Central. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/big-time-in-hollywood-fl/s01/
↑ http://www.metacritic.com/tv/big-time-in-hollywood-fl

External links

Comedy Central programming

1990s debuts

Afterdrive (1991)
Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind (1991)
Clash! (1991)
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995–99, 2002)
Exit 57 (1995–96)
Frank Leaves for the Orient (1999)
The Higgins Boys and Gruber (1991)
Make Me Laugh (1997–98)
The Man Show (1999–2004)
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1991–96)
Night After Night with Allan Havey (1991–92)
Politically Incorrect (1994–97)
Premium Blend (1997–2006)
Pulp Comics (1997–99)
Short Attention Span Theater (1991–94)
Sports Monster (1991)
Strangers with Candy (1999–2000)
Upright Citizens Brigade (1998–2000)
The Vacant Lot (1994)
Viva Variety (1997–98)
VS. (1999)
Win Ben Stein's Money (1997–2003)

2000s debuts

American Body Shop (2007)
BattleBots (2000–02)
Beat the Geeks (2001–02)
Blue Collar TV (2004–06)
Chappelle's Show (2003–06)
Chocolate News (2008)
Clerks: The Animated Series (2002)
The Colbert Report (2005–14)
The Comedians of Comedy (2005)
Con (2005)
Contest Searchlight (2002)
Crank Yankers (2002–05)
Crossballs: The Debate Show (2004)
Drawn Together (2004–07)
Distraction (2005–06)
Dog Bites Man (2006)
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (2000)
Freak Show (2006)
Friday Night Stand-Up with Greg Giraldo (2005–06)
Futurama (2008–13)
Gerhard Reinke's Wanderlust (2003)
The Gong Show with Dave Attell (2008)
The Graham Norton Effect (2004)
Halfway Home (2007)
The Hollow Men (2005)
I'm with Busey (2003)
Important Things with Demetri Martin (2009–10)
Insomniac with Dave Attell (2001–04)
The Jeff Dunham Show (2009)
Kid Notorious (2003)
Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire (2009)
Let's Bowl (2001–02)
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil (2008)
Lil' Bush (2007–08)
Live at Gotham (2006–09)
Michael & Michael Have Issues (2009)
Mind of Mencia (2005–08)
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show (2007)
Primetime Glick (2001–03)
Reality Bites Back (2008)
Reno 911! (2003–09)
The Sarah Silverman Program (2007–10)
Secret Girlfriend (2009)
Shorties Watchin' Shorties (2004)
The Showbiz Show with David Spade (2005–07)
Stella (2005)
Straight Plan for the Gay Man (2004)
Strip Mall (2000–01)
That's My Bush! (2001)
Too Late with Adam Carolla (2005)
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn (2003–04)
Travel Sick (2001–02)
Trigger Happy TV (2003)
TV Funhouse (2000–01)
Wanda Does It (2004)
Weekends at the D.L. (2005)

2010s debuts

The Ben Show (2013)
The Benson Interruption (2010)
Big Lake (2010)
Brickleberry (2012–15)
Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! (2013–14)
The Burn with Jeff Ross (2012–13)
The Comedy Awards (2011–12)
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show (2010–13)
Jon Benjamin Has a Van (2011)
The Jeselnik Offensive (2013)
Kroll Show (2013–15)
Mash Up (2012)
Nick Swardson's Pretend Time (2010–11)
Onion SportsDome (2011)
Sports Show with Norm Macdonald (2011)
Ugly Americans (2010–12)

Current

Late-night	Adam DeVine's House Party (since 2013) @midnight with Chris Hardwick (since 2013) Comedy Underground with Dave Attell (since 2014) The Daily Show (since 1996) Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution (since 2011) The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail (since 2014) The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (since 2015)

Primetime	Big Time in Hollywood, FL (since 2015) Broad City (since 2014) Comedy Central Roast (since 2003) Drunk History (since 2013) The Half Hour (since 2012) Inside Amy Schumer (since 2013) Key & Peele (since 2012) Nathan for You (since 2013) Review (since 2014) South Park (since 1997) Tosh.0 (since 2009) TripTank (since 2014) Workaholics (since 2011)

Upcoming

Another Period (2015)