Why? with Hannibal Buress

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Why? with Hannibal Buress
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Genre Comedy
Created by Hannibal Buress
Presented byHannibal Buress
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers Dave Becky
Hannibal Buress
Jeff Stilson
Running time22 minutes
Production companies 3 Arts Entertainment
Comedy Partners
Original release
Network Comedy Central
ReleaseJuly 8 (2015-07-08) –
August 26, 2015 (2015-08-26)

Why? with Hannibal Buress is an American late-night television series hosted by Hannibal Buress. On March 10, 2015, the series was green-lit for an eight-episode season. [1] The series premiered on July 8, 2015, on Comedy Central. [2] The show was meant to provide a look into the host's mind with episodes undertaking social issues through sketches, man on the street interviews, special guests and stand-up in front of a studio audience. [3] In December 2015, Hannibal Buress confirmed the series would not return for a second season. [4] He told the New York Post that "it wasn't the ideal format for me." [5]

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Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1"8th of July Celebration!"July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08)0.586 [6]
2"Get the F Out of Here"July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)0.352 [7]
3"Hannibal Goes to a PETA Protest"July 22, 2015 (2015-07-22)0.383 [8]
4"Hannibal Has Beef"July 29, 2015 (2015-07-29)0.344 [9]
5"Hannibal Buress Converses Calmly With a Dentist and a Lion"August 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)0.428 [10]
6"Hannibal Goes to Hell to Find Out What's In That Bag"August 12, 2015 (2015-08-12)0.383 [11]
7"Hannibal Approaches the Finish Line While Wearing a Deep V-Neck T-Shirt"August 19, 2015 (2015-08-19)0.330 [12]
8"Hannibal and Kate Plus 8"August 26, 2015 (2015-08-26)0.297 [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Brian Steinberg (2015-03-10). "Comedy Central Greenlights Hannibal Buress Series". Variety. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  2. ↑ Dornbush, Jonathon (2015-05-20). "Comedy Central announces summer launch dates for Key & Peele, Why? with Hannibal Buress, and more". EW.com. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  3. ↑ "Why? with Hannibal Buress". Comedy Central. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  4. ↑ Leatherman, Benjamin (2015-12-22). "Hannibal Buress on Broad City, Working with Will Ferrell, and Avoiding Octopus Humor". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  5. ↑ "Hannibal Buress doesn't think his Comedy Central show is coming back". The A.V. Club. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  6. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda. "Wednesday Cable Ratings: Shark Week Tops Night + 'Duck Dynasty', 'Suits', 'The Game', & 'Mr Robot'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.15.2015". Show Buzz Daily. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
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  9. ↑ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.29.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
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