Failosophy

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Failosophy
Failosophy.jpg
GenreComedy
Improv
StarringHasan Minhaj
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Brent Haynes
  • Catherine K. Whyte
  • Evan Mann
  • Gareth Reynolds
  • Jim Biederman
  • Kara Welker
  • Nick Predescu
Running time20 to 23 minutes
(excluding commercials)
Original release
Network MTV
ReleaseFebruary 14 (2013-02-14) 
April 25, 2013 (2013-04-25)

Failosophy is an American comedy television series on MTV. The series ran from February 14 to April 25, 2013. [1] [2]

Contents

Premise

Hosted by comedian Hasan Minhaj, along with a panel of comedians and internet personalities, the series discusses humorous content found on the internet through social networking websites and other online fails. Each episode also has an audience-submitted recreation of an embarrassing incident they experienced themselves. [3] [4] [5]

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesSeason PremiereSeason Finale
1 12February 14, 2013April 25, 2013

Season 1 (2013)

No.GuestsOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1 Nicole Byer, Mike Cannon and Jared Freid February 14, 2013 (2013-02-14)1.08 [6]
2 Jordan Carlos, Sabrina Jalees and Andrew SchulzFebruary 21, 2013 (2013-02-21)0.70 [7]
3 Nikki Glaser, Kevin Barnett and Jessimae Peluso February 28, 2013 (2013-02-28)0.82 [8]
4Jamie Lee, Damien Lemon and Gareth ReynoldsMarch 7, 2013 (2013-03-07)0.95 [9]
5Chris Distefano, Gabe Liedman and Sara Schaefer March 14, 2013 (2013-03-14)0.80 [10]
6 Jordan Carlos, Sabrina Jalees and Andrew SchulzMarch 21, 2013 (2013-03-21)0.93 [11]
7Mike Cannon, Pete Davidson, and Joselyn HughesMarch 28, 2013 (2013-03-28)0.92 [12]
8Jamie Lee, Gabe Liedman and Gareth ReynoldsApril 4, 2013 (2013-04-04)0.77 [13]
9 Nicole Byer, Kevin Barnett and Jared Freid April 11, 2013 (2013-04-11)0.89 [14]
10 Nikki Glaser, Kevin Barnett and Jessimae PelusoApril 18, 2013 (2013-04-18)1.07 [15]
11Charlemagne, Chris Distefano and Sara Schaefer April 25, 2013 (2013-04-25)0.60 [16]
12Chris Distefano, Lucas Molandes and Brooke Van PoppelenApril 25, 2013 (2013-04-25)N/A

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