Friends of the People

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Friends of the People
Genre Sketch comedy
Created by Kevin Barnett
Developed byKevin Barnett
Josh Rabinowitz
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Neil Punsalan
  • Michael Rotenberg
  • Michele Armour
  • Avi Gilbert
  • Kevin Barnett
  • Josh Rabinowitz
  • Jermaine Fowler
  • Jennifer Bartels
  • Lil Rel Howery
  • Keith Lucas
  • Kenny Lucas
Camera setup Single camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesC-Moose Productions
3 Arts Entertainment
Marobru Productions
Release
Original network TruTV
Original releaseOctober 28, 2014 (2014-10-28) 
September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24) [1]

Friends of the People is an American sketch comedy television series. It was slated to premiere on TruTV in summer 2014, but was pushed to October 28, 2014, as part of the network's shift in their programming direction. [2] 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 which never materialized. The show's first season consisted of 10 episodes. [2] 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.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Andreeva, Nellie (March 4, 2014). "TruTV Greenlights Sketch Comedy Series". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 14, 2014.