Friends of the People

This article is about the American television series. For the British political group, see Society of the Friends of the People.
Friends of the People
GenreSketch comedy
Created byKevin Barnett
Developed byKevin Barnett
Josh Rabinowitz
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Neil Punsalan
  • Michael Rotenberg
  • Michele Armour
  • Avi Gilbert
  • Kevin Barnett
  • Josh Rabinowitz
  • Jermaine Fowler
  • Jennifer Bartels
  • Lil Rel Howery
  • Keith Lucas
  • Kenny Lucas
Camera setupSingle camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesC-Moose Productions
3 Arts Entertainment
Marobru Productions
Original release
NetworkTruTV
ReleaseOctober 28, 2014 (2014-10-28) –
September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24)[1]
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Friends of the People is an American sketch comedy television series. It was slated to premiere on TruTV in summer 2014, but was pushed to October 28, 2014, as part of the network's shift in their programming direction.[2] Many of the cast members (Jennifer Bartels, Jermaine Fowler, and Lil Rel Howery) were originally reported to be cast members of a planned revival of In Living Color which never materialized. The show's first season consisted of 10 episodes.[2] This made it the network's first sketch comedy show. The series held a TV-14 rating, though select episodes were rated TV-MA — also a first for the truTV network.

  1. ^ "FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE (TRUTV)". Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (March 4, 2014). "TruTV Greenlights Sketch Comedy Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 14, 2014.