Trust Us with Your Life | |
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Genre | Improvisational comedy |
Based on | Fast and Loose by Dan Patterson |
Developed by | Dan Patterson Mark Leveson |
Directed by | Geraldine Dowd |
Presented by | Fred Willard |
Starring | Wayne Brady Colin Mochrie Jonathan Mangum David Armand |
Narrated by | Jonathan Mangum |
Theme music composer | Patron Saints of Music |
Composer | Cat Gray |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 (2 unaired) |
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Executive producer | Dan Patterson |
Production location | London, England |
Running time | 21 minutes |
Production company | Angst Productions |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | July 10 – July 24, 2012 |
Related | |
Whose Line is it Anyway? (U.S.), Fast and Loose |
Trust Us with Your Life is an American improvisational comedy television series, based on the BBC Two program Fast and Loose . It premiered on ABC on July 10, 2012. [1] It was hosted by Fred Willard and starred comedians Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, and Jonathan Mangum, with rotating performers which included Greg Proops, Craig Cackowski, Brad Sherwood, Nicole Parker, and Josie Lawrence. The performers would act out scenes in the lives of guest celebrities. Serena Williams, Ricky Gervais, Jerry Springer, Florence Henderson, Mark Cuban, Jack and Kelly Osbourne, David Hasselhoff and Jane Seymour appeared. Eight episodes were filmed in London, England.
No. | Guest(s) | Cast | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | Serena Williams | Wayne Brady, Jonathan Mangum, Greg Proops, Colin Mochrie | July 10, 2012 | 3.34 [2] |
2 | Jack & Kelly Osbourne | Colin Mochrie, Jonathan Mangum, Craig Cackowski, Wayne Brady | July 10, 2012 | 3.03 [2] |
3 | Mark Cuban | Wayne Brady, Brad Sherwood, Jonathan Mangum, Colin Mochrie | July 17, 2012 | 2.63 [3] |
4 | Ricky Gervais | Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops, Jonathan Mangum, Wayne Brady | July 17, 2012 | 2.54 [3] |
5 | Jerry Springer | Colin Mochrie, Jonathan Mangum, Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady | July 24, 2012 | 1.92 [4] |
6 | Florence Henderson | Wayne Brady, Jonathan Mangum, Craig Cackowski, Colin Mochrie | July 24, 2012 | 1.83 [4] |
7 | David Hasselhoff | Colin Mochrie, Nicole Parker, Jonathan Mangum, Wayne Brady | Unaired | N/A |
8 | Jane Seymour | Colin Mochrie, Josie Lawrence, Jonathan Mangum, Wayne Brady | Unaired | N/A |
Episodes 7 and 8 were originally scheduled to air July 31 and August 7, 2012, respectively. Even though the show was put on hiatus on July 30, these episodes were put on video streaming sites and were available to purchase the day after their originally-scheduled airdates.
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