The Birthday Boys (TV series)

The Birthday Boys
Genre	Sketch comedy
Starring	Jefferson Dutton Dave Ferguson Mike Hanford Tim Kalpakis Matt Kowalick Mike Mitchell Chris VanArtsdalen
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	Bob Odenkirk Ben Stiller Debbie Liebling Stuart Cornfeld Mike Rosenstein Dave Kneebone
Producer	Carl Fieler
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	22–23 minutes
Production companies	Red Hour Productions Principato-Young Entertainment The Birthday Boys Abso Lutely IFC Original Productions
Original release
Network	IFC
Release	October 18, 2013 (2013-10-18) – December 19, 2014 (2014-12-19)

The Birthday Boys is an American sketch comedy television series that premiered on IFC on October 18, 2013, starring the sketch comedy troupe of the same name. ^[1] The show's two seasons consisted of ten episodes each.

Cast

• Jefferson Dutton ^[1]
• Dave Ferguson ^[1]
• Mike Hanford ^[1]
• Tim Kalpakis ^[1]
• Matt Kowalick ^[1]
• Mike Mitchell ^[1]
• Chris VanArtsdalen ^[1]

Recurring

• Bob Odenkirk

Episodes

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	10	October 18, 2013 (2013-10-18)	December 20, 2013 (2013-12-20)
	2	10	October 17, 2014 (2014-10-17)	December 19, 2014 (2014-12-19)

Season 1 (2013)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
1	1	"Paychecks!"	October 18, 2013 (2013-10-18)
2	2	"Goofy Roofers"	October 25, 2013 (2013-10-25)
Guest star: French Stewart
3	3	"Catching up on Shows"	November 1, 2013 (2013-11-01)
4	4	"Rock and Roll"	November 8, 2013 (2013-11-08)
Guest stars: Ben Stiller, Matt Besser and Frank Caliendo
5	5	"Cool Machine"	November 15, 2013 (2013-11-15)
Guest star: Tia Carrere
6	6	"Helpful Tips"	November 22, 2013 (2013-11-22)
7	7	"Skewered!"	November 29, 2013 (2013-11-29)
8	8	"All Your Favorites Are Back"	December 6, 2013 (2013-12-06)
9	9	"Going All the Way"	December 13, 2013 (2013-12-13)
Guest stars: Natasha Leggero and Paget Brewster
10	10	"Dumb Public"	December 20, 2013 (2013-12-20)

Season 2 (2014)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	US viewers (millions)
11	1	"Snobs and Slobs"	October 17, 2014 (2014-10-17)	0.031 [2]
Guest stars: Dana Carvey, Fabio, Monica Ruiz, and Paul Scheer
12	2	"Wet Dreams May Come"	October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24)	0.081 [3]
Guest stars: Bob Odenkirk and Helen Slayton-Hughes
13	3	"Women Are Funny"	October 31, 2014 (2014-10-31)	0.061 [4]
Guest stars: Sandra Bernhard, Garfunkel and Oates, Ellie Kemper, Lennon Parham, June Diane Raphael and Casey Wilson
14	4	"Freshy's"	November 7, 2014 (2014-11-07)	0.035 [5]
Guest stars: Scott Aukerman, Jack Black and Kyle Gass
15	5	"Love Date Hump"	November 14, 2014 (2014-11-14)	0.028 [6]
Guest stars: Chloe Bennet, Carmen Electra and Jennette McCurdy
16	6	"Getting Preachy"	November 21, 2014 (2014-11-21)	0.102 [7]
Guest stars: Horatio Sanz and Fred Willard
17	7	"The Plight of the Working Class"	November 28, 2014 (2014-11-28)	0.039 [8]
Guest stars: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim and Clint Howard
18	8	"The U.S. Healthcare System"	December 5, 2014 (2014-12-05)	0.061 [9]
Guest star: Chris Elliott
19	9	"Cerf's Folly"	December 12, 2014 (2014-12-12)	0.034 [10]
Guest stars: Tony Hale and Thomas Lennon
20	10	"Season Finale"	December 19, 2014 (2014-12-19)	0.084 [11]
Guest stars: Matt Besser and Corey Feldman

References

1. Bibel, Sara (August 13, 2013). "IFC's New Sketch Comedy, 'The Birthday Boys' to Premiere Friday, October 18". Zap2it. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
2. Metcalf, Mitch (October 20, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 10.17.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
3. Metcalf, Mitch (October 27, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 10.24.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
4. Metcalf, Mitch (November 3, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 10.31.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
5. Metcalf, Mitch (November 10, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 11.7.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
6. Metcalf, Mitch (November 17, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 11.14.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
7. Metcalf, Mitch (November 24, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 11.21.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on November 26, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
8. Metcalf, Mitch (December 2, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 11.28.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
9. Metcalf, Mitch (December 8, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.5.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
10. Metcalf, Mitch (December 15, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.12.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
11. Metcalf, Mitch (December 22, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.19.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.

External links

• The Birthday Boys at IMDb