TruTV has sent out a press release with a first look at Ken Anderson and
Roddy Piper’s appearance on their sketch comedy show Friends of the People. The
series airs Tuesdays at 10 PM.
It stars Kevin Barnett (Sleepwalk With Me, Guy Code), Jennifer Bartels (In
Living Color reboot, Broken Exes), Jermaine Fowler (Comedy Underground with Dave
Attell), Lil Rel Howery (In Living Color reboot), The Lucas Brothers (22 Jump
Street, Lucas Bros. Moving Co.) and Josh Rabinowitz (I Just Want My Pants
Back).
The series is produced by 3 Arts Entertainment and Marobru Productions
(Chappelle’s Show, Comedy Underground with Dave Attell). The series will
“provide a fresh and unique take on sketch comedy from the minds of seven
talented comedians.”
It is executive produced by 3 Arts Entertainment’s Michael Rotenberg and Avi
Gilbert, along with Marobru’s Michele Armour (Comedy Underground) and
showrunner/.director Neil Punsalan (The Pete Holmes Show). The cast members are
also the writers and executive producers, with Rabinowitz and Barnett as head
writers.
