The Sausage Factory

For other uses of "sausage factory", see Sausage factory (disambiguation).
The Sausage Factory
Also known as
  • MTV's Now What
  • Much Ado About Whatever
GenreComedy
Created byHenry Pincus
Starring
Opening themeBrown – Satellite
Ending themeBrown – Satellite
ComposerAri Wise & Brian Carson
Country of originCanada
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Stephen Foster
  • Jeny Quine
  • Dan Signer
EditorStuart Bass
Running time25 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkThe Comedy Network
ReleaseNovember 26, 2001 (2001-11-26) –
February 25, 2002 (2002-02-25)
NetworkMTV
ReleaseApril 12 (2002-04-12) –
May 29, 2002 (2002-05-29)
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The Sausage Factory, also known in the United States as MTV's Now What? or Much Ado About Whatever, is a teen sitcom that followed the lives of four friends in their junior year at West Boulder High School.[1]

The four friends were Zack (Adam Brody), trying to win over his unrequited crush Lisa; Ted, the stereotypical rich kid who tries to consummate with his girlfriend, Nancy (Kristen Renton); J.C. (Kenny Fisher), who finds himself constantly approached by middle-aged women; and Gilby (Johnny Lewis), the class clown, who regularly creates trouble.[2]

Produced in 2000 and 2001, it ran for one season. The single-camera series was shot without an audience and included no laugh track.

Originally aired in Canada on The Comedy Network,[3] reruns were later screened on CTV and YTV. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it airs on Trouble. Sky One previously aired it.

  1. ^ John Doyle, "Let's hear it for Canada's benign social contract". The Globe and Mail, November 19, 2001.
  2. ^ Leah McLaren, "The not-so-junior highs". The Globe and Mail, November 28, 2001.
  3. ^ Liane Faulder, "Link up with some wacky teen misadventures: Everyone can relate to these hilarious high-school high jinks". Edmonton Journal, November 19, 2001.