Too Many Cooks (short)

Too Many Cooks
The main title screen, with a font similar to that of Full House[1]
GenreBlack comedy
Surreal humor
Comedy horror
Created byCasper Kelly
Written byCasper Kelly
Directed byCasper Kelly
Starring
Opening theme"Too Many Cooks", performed by Shawn Coleman, Cheryl Rogers, Michael Magno, and Patty Mack
ComposersShawn Coleman
Michael Kohler
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Alex Orr
  • Brandon Betts
CinematographyAdam Pinney
EditorPaul Painter
Running time11 minutes
Production companiesFake Wood Wallpaper Films
Awesome Inc. (animation)
Williams Street
Original release
NetworkAdult Swim
ReleaseOctober 28, 2014 (2014-10-28)
Related
Infomercials
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Too Many Cooks is a surreal comedy horror short that originally aired as a special during Adult Swim's "infomercials" block on October 28, 2014, at 4:00 a.m. Eastern Time.[2][3] It was created, written, and directed by Casper Kelly, and produced by Williams Street. After its original airing, the piece became a viral video online and was repeated each night at midnight Eastern Time during the week of November 11, 2014.

  1. ^ Donahue, Anne T (November 10, 2014). "Too Many Cooks: can you spot all the references to other TV shows?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "Infomercials - Too Many Cooks". Adult Swim. October 28, 2014. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  3. ^ Shawn Coleman [@shawncoleman] (27 October 2014). "There's a new family on the block-- the PROGRAMMING block! TV! Too Many Cooks, tonight at 4am on @adultswim http://t.co/7T4wvXfVmm" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 November 2014 – via Twitter.