We Have Issues

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We Have Issues
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Genre
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Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producer
  • Todd Yasui
Camera setup Multiple
Running time22 minutes
Production companyWilshire Studios
Release
Original network E!
Original releaseSeptember 18 (2015-09-18) 
October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)
Chronology
Related shows The Soup
External links
Website

We Have Issues is an American comedy infotainment series which aired on E! in the early fall of 2015. The half-hour weekly show is hosted by comedians Julian McCullough and Annie Lederman, who both discuss the biggest pop culture news of the week through the vector of gossip magazines and websites. A weekly guest comedian also appeared. [1]

Contents

McCullough and Lederman both appeared together on the late-night series @midnight and separately on various other panel talk shows, including and Chelsea Lately . [2]

Hosts

Broadcast

The show debuted on the E! cable network in the United States on September 18, 2015, after another pop culture news-based series The Soup .. [1] Internationally, the series premiered on E! Australia on September 23, 2015. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bibel, Sara (August 31, 2015). "New Comedy Debate Series 'We Have Issues' to Premiere Friday, September 18 on E!". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on September 4, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  2. McCarthy, Sean L. (August 27, 2015). "Julian McCullough and Annie Lederman to co-host "We Have Issues" weekly series on E!". The Comic's Comic. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
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