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Season 1 – Friends of the People

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"Friends of the People" is TruTV's first sketch-comedy series. It combines scripted elements with man-on-the-street features. The comics starring are Kevin Barnett, Jennifer Bartels, Jermaine Fowler, Lil Rel Howery, Josh Rabinowitz, and Kenny and Keith Lucas.
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Kevin Barnett

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Jennifer Bartels

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Jermaine Fowler

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Lil Rel Howery

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Josh Rabinowitz

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Keith Lucas

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 28, 2014 Meet the Friends An introduction to celebrity mash-up character Tracy Morgan Freeman, a night with a man who has an over active brain worm, and a heated Squabblin and Quarrelin' debate with the Lucas Brothers. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 4, 2014 The Horror Sketches that include a wacky mother who gets away with everything; an intense stakeout jeopardized by pizza; a rap about the evolution of thug life in Brooklyn; the cast relives the horrors of high school. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 11, 2014 Hustle Gods A trip to the past to uncover the untold Hollywood history behind Urkel's rise to fame, an unexpected twist on a dunk contest with a basketball pro and a peace talk negotiation based on global leaders agreeing on who is "all that." Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 18, 2014 Beached Brothas A campus visit that's criminally insane, the hidden lives of fraternity brothers, tunes by the infamous Beached Brothas and the PSAs of parenting. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 25, 2014 Pick-Up Artists An exploitative beauty pageant for the worst parent ever and the return of Tracey Morgan Freeman, who wreaks havoc at a White House dinner. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 2, 2014 Welcome to Hammer Time Sketches include an overly dramatic driving instructor who takes students on the ride of their lives and a trip to the alternate dimension of Hammer Time. Plus a retrospective of Squabblin' & Quarrelin'. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 9, 2014 Never Come Back Sketches include; the Little Richard app for life's most irritating moments, musical musings on the best dressed guy in basketball, and a detective keen on solving a smelly crime. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 16, 2014 The Story Behind Real Tweets A Lucas Bros parody of Mars Blackmon, the Untold Hollywood History of Walter the black Power Ranger, and a tough inmate with a not-so-tough fear of bugs. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 23, 2014 Black Kids of Bayside A fresh take on sketch comedy, with scripted scenes, man-on-the-street segments and more. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 30, 2014 Return of the Old Killers A post-apocalyptic debate on acceptable rat consumption, an intervention for selfie addiction, a high school sex ed class full of misinformation and a time traveling incident that only Doc and Marty could resolve. Details Episode 11 Aired Jul 16, 2015 Black Mad Men A million dollar game show heist; a date turned barely legal; a superhero with the power of song; guest starring Brian McKnight. Details Episode 12 Aired Jul 23, 2015 Bubble Brawl Sketches including a mother's scented candle obsession, a positively white presidential report, and an employee who won't let his co-worker off the hook. Details Episode 13 Aired Jul 30, 2015 C'mon Dad! A bathroom line leader is paranoid; an interesting spin on a cinema classic; how New Yorkers deal with waiting for the subway. Details Episode 14 Aired Aug 6, 2015 Tag Team A product pitchman with poor pronunciation; a crime scene cover-up that gets squirrely; the return of Mr. Huffton; the cast tags in Jake the Snake, Mick Foley and X-Pac for some high impact back-up. Details Episode 15 Aired Aug 13, 2015 Never Come Back Again An animator's struggle to conceal his x-rated art; a high school basketball player dying for super powers; a prehistoric narcotics officer. Details Episode 16 Aired Aug 20, 2015 Ghetto Blessings The rise and fall of The California Raisins; a party is ruined by the president; the Lucas Brothers try their hand at Star Wars; see why ghetto living is a blessing in disguise. Details Episode 17 Aired Aug 27, 2015 Great White Haters Financially-savvy rap stars, an indestructible award-winning actress, and guest star Ed Lover challenges an obscure 1980's action hero; Great White Haters show how racism historically backfires. Details Episode 18 Aired Sep 10, 2015 Kings of Gold Epic horrors of friends finding an unlocked phone, Lil Rel and Deon Cole's heartfelt PSA turns into a canine vendetta; Jim Norton visits the set of Master P Wee's Playhouse. Details Episode 19 Aired Sep 17, 2015 Hood Beef Sketches that feature justice served Lucas Bros-style; an unusually timid hood beef with guest star J.D. Williams; wrestling stars D'Lo Brown and Tatanka tag in to manhandle some sticky situations. Details Episode 20 Aired Sep 24, 2015 Double Dare Banned scenes from Double Dare with guest star Marc Summers; a man afflicted with waffle hands; bone-crunching action from the Concussion League; David Alan Grier fires a super hero. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Michael Rotenberg, Avi Gilbert, Michele Armour, Neil Punsalan
Network
truTV
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 28, 2014