The Who Was? Show
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The Who Was? Show | |
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Genre | Comedy Sketch comedy Nonfiction[1] Roleplay |
Directed by | Dan Beers |
Starring | Haley Tju Adam Hochstetter Kirrilee Berger Lilla Crawford Bentley Green Zach Timson Andy Daly |
Narrated by | H. Jon Benjamin |
Opening theme | The Who Was? Show Theme Song |
Ending theme | The Who Was? Show Theme Song (Instrumental) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Brian Clark |
Producers | Mark DiCristofaro William Lapp Aaron Levine Jon Sheflin Jason Stiff Louis Waxman Bob Higgins Rich Korson Jay Peterson Francesco Sedita |
Cinematography | Russell Swanson |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production companies | Tap that Maple Penguin Random House Matador Content Bento Box Entertainment FremantleMedia Kids & Family |
Release | |
Original network | Netflix |
Original release | May 11, 2018 |
External links | |
Website |
The Who Was? Show is a sketch comedy and history program which ran for one season on Netflix, in which Andy Daly's character, Ron, interacts with a group of teenagers; interspersed with historical vignettes and narrated by H. Jon Benjamin. The show is based on the Who Was...? series of books, published since 2002, and premiered on May 11, 2018.[2] The show was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series in 2019.
Characters[]
- Andy Daly – Portrayed Ron, the somewhat dim-witted C.E.O. of the show (He does not remember what he said by the time the words came out of his mouth).
- Kirrilee Berger – Portrayed:
- Joan of Arc
- Amelia Earhart
- Wilbur Wright
- Lilla Crawford – Portrayed:
- William Shakespeare
- Marie Antoinette
- Susan B. Anthony
- Orville Wright
- Queen Elizabeth I
- Bentley Green – Portrayed:
- Tutankhamun
- Louis Armstrong
- George Washington
- George Washington Carver
- Adam Hochstetter – Portrayed:
- Benjamin Franklin
- Blackbeard
- Galileo
- Julius Caesar
- Zach Timson – Portrayed:
- Albert Einstein
- Isaac Newton
- Harry Houdini
- Marco Polo
- Pablo Picasso
- Haley Tju – Portrayed:
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Sacagawea
- Frida Kahlo
- Marie Curie
- Genghis Khan
- Dallas Liu – Portrayed:
- Bruce Lee (Dallas Liu)
- (Appeared throughout the first season and Ron, as a running gag, insisted he be on the show, calling him "Brucie". He finally got to be in the season finale to fight Julius Caesar.)
- Bruce Lee (Dallas Liu)
- John Hodgman-Portrayed:
- The Explanationator
- (An animated superhero character who appeared in episodes 2, 8, and 11.)
- The Explanationator
- Brian McCann
- Monsieur Tidbits
- (An animated French dog who appeared in episodes 2, 3, 4, 5, and 13.)
- Princess Tutbits
- (An animated Egyptian sphinx (and relative of Monsieur Tidbits) who appeared in episode 3.)
- Monsieur Tidbits
Episodes[]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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1 | "Gandhi & Benjamin Franklin" | Stoney Sharp, Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers | Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam | May 11, 2018 | |
Guest appearance by Adam Pally as Who Was Your Life Host Sketches:
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2 | "Albert Einstein & Joan of Arc" | Daniel Beers, Stoney Sharp & Jared Lapidus | Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark, Mark McAdam & Aparna Nancherla | May 11, 2018 | |
Sketches:
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3 | "William Shakespeare & King Tutankhamun(Also known as King Tut)" | Stoney Sharp, Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers | Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam | May 11, 2018 | |
Sketches:
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4 | "Isaac Newton & Amelia Earhart" | Stoney Sharp, Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers | Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark, Mark McAdam & Aparna Nancherla | May 11, 2018 | |
Guest appearance by Ellie Kemper as Herself/female narrator Sketches:
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5 | "Marie Antoinette & Louis Armstrong" | Stoney Sharp, Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers | Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam | May 11, 2018 | |
Sketches:
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6 | "Sacagawea & Blackbeard (Edward Teach)" | Stoney Sharp, Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers | Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam | May 11, 2018 | |
Guest appearance by Jordan Klepper as Job Coach – Sketches:
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7 | "Susan B. Anthony & Frida Kahlo" | Stoney Sharp, Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers | Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark, Mark McAdam, Tami Sagher & Elliott Kalan | May 11, 2018 | |
Sketches:
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8 | "Marie Curie & Harry Houdini" | Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers | Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam | May 11, 2018 | |
Sketches:
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9 | "George Washington & Marco Polo" | Stoney Sharp, Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers | Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark, Mark McAdam & Aparna Nancherla | May 11, 2018 | |
Guest appearance by Sarah Vowell as herself Sketches:
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10 | "Genghis Khan & George Washington Carver" | Stoney Sharp, Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers | Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam | May 11, 2018 | |
Sketches:
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11 | "Pablo Picasso & The Wright Brothers" | Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers | Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam | May 11, 2018 | |
Guest appearance by Jane Krakowski as herself (uncredited) Sketches:
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12 | "Galileo & Queen Elizabeth" | Jared Lapidus, Daniel Beers & Stoney Sharp | Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam | May 11, 2018 | |
Guest appearance by Mark Cuban as himself Sketches:
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13 | "Julius Caesar & Bruce Lee" | Daniel Beers, Jared Lapidus & Paul Pennolino | Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam | May 11, 2018 | |
Guest appearance by John Oliver as himself Sketches:
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References[]
- ^ The Majority of the show is nonfiction, with a few historical inaccuracies here and there
- ^ Flores, Terry (May 11, 2018). "Comedy Dream Team Plays With History in New Netflix Kids & Family Series 'The Who Was? Show'". Variety. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
External links[]
- Official website
- The Who Was? Show at IMDb
- 2018 American television series debuts
- 2018 American television series endings
- 2010s American children's comedy television series
- 2010s American sketch comedy television series
- American children's education television series
- Children's sketch comedy
- English-language television shows
- English-language Netflix original programming
- Netflix children's programming
- Television series about teenagers
- Television series by Matador Content
- Television series by FremantleMedia Kids & Family