Keith Broke His Leg

Keith Broke His Leg
The title "Keith Broke His Leg" in red and all caps with the a box surrounding the title that is partially broken
GenreComedy
Created byKeith Powell
Written byKeith Powell
Directed byKeith Powell
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Producers
  • Keith Powell
  • Loch Powell
Production locationLos Angeles, CA
Running time7–14 minutes
Original release
ReleaseAugust 25, 2015 (2015-08-25) –
present
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Keith Broke His Leg is an American comedy web series created by Keith Powell. It premiered its first six episodes on August 25, 2015 through its official website, and released subsequent episodes intermittently through September 2016.[1] Set in Powell's home, and inspired by his real life, the show follows Keith through a series of visits with his friends and family while he recuperates from an unknown accident that left his right leg broken. Most guest actors who appear in the show play a parody version of themselves, including Aubrey Plaza, Fiona Gubelmann, Malcolm Barrett, Leonard Robinson, and Alexandra Krosney. Powell writes, directs, and produces all episodes in addition to starring.

Upon its release, the show received much publicity due to Powell blogging for The Huffington Post, which highlighted each episode of the show.[2] The blogs discussed race, politics, relationships, friendship, marriage, and other current events as it relates to specific moments in the web series. Particularly, his blog post highlighting the "You Talk White" phenomenon (promoting the episode "Baller") received widespread attention on NPR, HuffPost Live, and various international news blogs.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ "30 Rock's Toofer Breaks Out: Watch First Episodes of Keith Powell's New Series (Exclusive) – TV Insider". TV Insider. 21 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Keith Powell". HuffPost.
  3. ^ "To the Best of Our Knowledge".
  4. ^ "'You Talk White:' Being Black and Articulate". The Huffington Post. 13 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Videos".
  6. ^ "A black actor claims police said he was 'privileged' neighbours let him live in a nice area". Independent.co.uk. 24 November 2015.