The Birthday Boys (TV series)

The Birthday Boys
Genre	Sketch comedy
Starring	Jefferson Dutton Dave Ferguson Mike Hanford Tim Kalpakis Matt Kowalick Mike Mitchell Chris VanArtsdalen
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer(s)	Bob Odenkirk Ben Stiller Debbie Liebling Stuart Cornfeld Mike Rosenstein Dave Kneebone
Producer(s)	Carl Fieler
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	22–23 minutes
Production company(s)	Red Hour Productions Principato-Young Entertainment The Birthday Boys Abso Lutely IFC Original Productions
Release
Original network	IFC
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	October 18, 2013 – December 19, 2014

The Birthday Boys is an American sketch comedy television series that premiered on IFC on October 18, 2013.^[1] The show's two seasons consisted of ten episodes each.

Cast

• Jefferson Dutton^[1]
• Dave Ferguson^[1]
• Mike Hanford^[1]
• Tim Kalpakis^[1]
• Matt Kowalick^[1]
• Mike Mitchell^[1]
• Chris VanArtsdalen^[1]

Recurring

• Bob Odenkirk

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	10	October 18, 2013	December 20, 2013
	2	10	October 17, 2014	December 19, 2014

Episodes

Season 1 (2013)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
1	1	"Paychecks!"	October 18, 2013
2	2	"Goofy Roofers"	October 25, 2013
Guest stars: French Stewart
3	3	"Catching up on Shows"	November 1, 2013
4	4	"Rock and Roll"	November 8, 2013
Guest stars: Ben Stiller, Matt Besser and Frank Caliendo
5	5	"Cool Machine"	November 15, 2013
6	6	"Helpful Tips"	November 22, 2013
7	7	"Skewered!"	November 29, 2013
8	8	"All Your Favorites Are Back"	December 6, 2013
9	9	"Going All the Way"	December 13, 2013
Guest stars: Natasha Leggero and Paget Brewster
10	10	"Dumb Public"	December 20, 2013

Season 2 (2014)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
11	1	"Snobs and Slobs"	October 17, 2014	0.031[2]
Guest stars: Dana Carvey, Fabio and Paul Scheer
12	2	"Wet Dreams May Come"	October 24, 2014	0.081[3]
Guest stars: Bob Odenkirk and Helen Slayton-Hughes
13	3	"Women Are Funny"	October 31, 2014	0.061[4]
Guest stars: Sandra Bernhard, Garfunkel and Oates, Ellie Kemper, Lennon Parham, June Diane Raphael and Casey Wilson
14	4	"Freshy's"	November 7, 2014	0.035[5]
Guest stars: Scott Aukerman, Jack Black and Kyle Gass
15	5	"Love Date Hump"	November 14, 2014	0.028[6]
Guest stars: Chloe Bennet, Carmen Electra and Jennette McCurdy
16	6	"Getting Preachy"	November 21, 2014	0.102[7]
Guest stars: Horatio Sanz and Fred Willard
17	7	"The Plight of the Working Class"	November 28, 2014	0.039[8]
Guest stars: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim and Clint Howard
18	8	"The U.S. Healthcare System"	December 5, 2014	0.061[9]
Guest star: Chris Elliott
19	9	"Cerf's Folly"	December 12, 2014	0.034[10]
Guest stars: Tony Hale and Thomas Lennon
20	10	"Season Finale"	December 19, 2014	0.084[11]
Guest stars: Matt Besser and Corey Feldman

References

1. Bibel, Sara (August 13, 2013). "IFC's New Sketch Comedy, 'The Birthday Boys' to Premiere Friday, October 18". Zap2it. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
2. Metcalf, Mitch (October 20, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 10.17.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
3. Metcalf, Mitch (October 27, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 10.24.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
4. Metcalf, Mitch (November 3, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 10.31.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
5. Metcalf, Mitch (November 10, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 11.7.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
6. Metcalf, Mitch (November 17, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 11.14.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
7. Metcalf, Mitch (November 24, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 11.21.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
8. Metcalf, Mitch (December 2, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 11.28.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
9. Metcalf, Mitch (December 8, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.5.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
10. Metcalf, Mitch (December 15, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.12.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
11. Metcalf, Mitch (December 22, 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.19.2014". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved January 23, 2016.

External links

• The Birthday Boys at the Internet Movie Database