The Birthday Boys (TV series)

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The Birthday Boys
Genre Sketch comedy
Starring
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
ProducerCarl Fieler
Camera setup Single camera
Running time22–23 minutes
Production companies Red Hour Productions
Principato-Young Entertainment
The Birthday Boys
Abso Lutely
IFC Original Productions
Original release
Network IFC
ReleaseOctober 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.

Contents

Cast

Recurring

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 10October 18, 2013December 20, 2013
2 10October 17, 2014December 19, 2014

Season 1 (2013)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
11"Paychecks!"October 18, 2013 (2013-10-18)
22"Goofy Roofers"October 25, 2013 (2013-10-25)
Guest star: French Stewart
33"Catching up on Shows"November 1, 2013 (2013-11-01)
44"Rock and Roll"November 8, 2013 (2013-11-08)
Guest stars: Ben Stiller, Matt Besser and Frank Caliendo
55"Cool Machine"November 15, 2013 (2013-11-15)
Guest star: Tia Carrere
66"Helpful Tips"November 22, 2013 (2013-11-22)
77"Skewered!"November 29, 2013 (2013-11-29)
88"All Your Favorites Are Back"December 6, 2013 (2013-12-06)
99"Going All the Way"December 13, 2013 (2013-12-13)
Guest stars: Natasha Leggero and Paget Brewster
1010"Dumb Public"December 20, 2013 (2013-12-20)

Season 2 (2014)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
111"Snobs and Slobs"October 17, 2014 (2014-10-17)0.031 [2]
Guest stars: Dana Carvey, Fabio, Monica Ruiz, and Paul Scheer
122"Wet Dreams May Come"October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24)0.081 [3]
Guest stars: Bob Odenkirk and Helen Slayton-Hughes
133"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
144"Freshy's"November 7, 2014 (2014-11-07)0.035 [5]
Guest stars: Scott Aukerman, Jack Black and Kyle Gass
155"Love Date Hump"November 14, 2014 (2014-11-14)0.028 [6]
Guest stars: Chloe Bennet, Carmen Electra and Jennette McCurdy
166"Getting Preachy"November 21, 2014 (2014-11-21)0.102 [7]
Guest stars: Horatio Sanz and Fred Willard
177"The Plight of the Working Class"November 28, 2014 (2014-11-28)0.039 [8]
Guest stars: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim and Clint Howard
188"The U.S. Healthcare System"December 5, 2014 (2014-12-05)0.061 [9]
Guest star: Chris Elliott
199"Cerf's Folly"December 12, 2014 (2014-12-12)0.034 [10]
Guest stars: Tony Hale and Thomas Lennon
2010"Season Finale"December 19, 2014 (2014-12-19)0.084 [11]
Guest stars: Matt Besser and Corey Feldman

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