MacGruber | |
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Created by | Jorma Taccone |
Written by | Will Forte John Solomon Jorma Taccone |
Directed by | Jorma Taccone John Solomon |
Starring | Will Forte Maya Rudolph (2007) Kristen Wiig (2008–2010, 2022) |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 30 |
Production | |
Production locations | Studio 8H, GE Building, Rockefeller Center New York City, New York |
Running time | Approx. 1 Minute |
Production companies | Broadway Video SNL Studios |
Original release | |
Network | Saturday Night Live (2006–2010) Super Bowl XLIII (2009) |
Release | January 20, 2007 January 22, 2022 | –
Related | |
MacGyver | |
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MacGruber was a recurring sketch on the NBC television series Saturday Night Live, first appearing on the show in January 2007. The sketch is a parody of the 1985–1992 adventure series MacGyver. The sketch stars Will Forte as special operations agent MacGruber, who is tasked in each episode with deactivating a ticking bomb but becomes distracted by personal issues, resulting in the bomb's detonation and (presumably) the deaths of his companions and himself.
MacGruber's popularity has led to a film based on the character, which was released on May 21, 2010. A television series for the streaming service Peacock premiered on December 16, 2021.