The Who Was? Show

The Who Was? Show
GenreComedy
Sketch comedy
Roleplay
Directed byDan Beers
StarringHaley Tju
Adam Hochstetter
Kirrilee Berger
Lilla Crawford
Bentley Green
Zach Timson
Andy Daly
Narrated byH. Jon Benjamin
Opening themeThe Who Was? Show Theme Song
Ending themeThe Who Was? Show Theme Song (Instrumental)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producerBrian Clark
ProducersMark DiCristofaro
William Lapp
Aaron Levine
Jon Sheflin
Jason Stiff
Louis Waxman
Bob Higgins
Rich Korson
Jay Peterson
Francesco Sedita
CinematographyRussell Swanson
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time25 minutes
Production companiesTap That Maple
Penguin Random House
Matador Content
FremantleMedia Kids & Family
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseMay 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
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The Who Was? Show is a historical sketch comedy television series which ran for one season on Netflix, in which Andy Daly's character, Ron, interacts with a group of teenagers, interspersed with historical vignettes and narrated by H. Jon Benjamin. The show is based on the Who Was...? book series, published since 2002, and premiered on May 11, 2018.[1] The show was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series in 2019. One of the actors on the show, Zach Timson, confirmed that the show was canceled after one season on his TikTok page.[2]

  1. ^ Flores, Terry (May 11, 2018). "Comedy Dream Team Plays With History in New Netflix Kids & Family Series 'The Who Was? Show'". Variety. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  2. ^ "@zachtimson on TikTok - Make Your Day". www.tiktok.com. Retrieved January 10, 2024.