Upload with Shaquille O'Neal

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Godfrey, Shaquille O'Neal, and Gary Owen (from left)
GenreComedy
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Beth Greenwald
  • Bruce Gersh
  • Colin Smeeton
  • Greg Heller
  • Mike Gibbons
  • Mike Parris
  • Perry Rogers
  • Shaquille O'Neal
  • Susan Levison
  • Vin Di Bona
Running time22 minutes
Production companies FishBowl Worldwide Media
Shaq Entertainment
Original release
Network truTV
ReleaseFebruary 21 (2013-02-21) 
May 2, 2013 (2013-05-02)

Upload with Shaquille O'Neal is an American comedy television series starring Shaquille O'Neal. It premiered on February 21, 2013, on truTV. [1] [2] It was announced in April 2013 that truTV has ordered an additional six episodes. [3] New episodes were supposed to begin airing on February 26, 2014, [4] but were never released. [5]

Contents

Premise

The series is hosted by Shaq with co-hosts Gary Owen, Godfrey and Rachel Feinstein as they review and comment on some of the funniest videos on the internet. The series also shows the hosts creating their own viral videos, pranking others and making parodies of recent pop culture stories. Each week also features a different guest comedian. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Episodes

No.GuestOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1 Loni Love February 21, 2013 (2013-02-21)1.31 [10]
2Arnez JFebruary 28, 2013 (2013-02-28)0.77 [11]
3Eliza SkinnerMarch 7, 2013 (2013-03-07)0.69 [12]
4Michelle ButeauMarch 14, 2013 (2013-03-14)0.62 [13]
5 Aries Spears March 28, 2013 (2013-03-28)0.71 [14]
6 Ali Wong April 4, 2013 (2013-04-04)0.43 [15]
7 Baron Vaughn April 11, 2013 (2013-04-11)0.55 [16]
8Dillon GarciaApril 18, 2013 (2013-04-18)0.76 [17]
9 Tiffany Haddish April 25, 2013 (2013-04-25)0.30 [18]
10 Al Jackson May 2, 2013 (2013-05-02)0.59 [19]

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