This Is Not Happening (TV series)
This Is Not Happening is an American storytelling show hosted by Ari Shaffir, who also makes other comedy shows. It airs on American cable television network Comedy Central, and had its premiere on January 22, 2015.[1] Episodes focus on comedians telling real life experiences comedically.
History
Beginning as a live show, This Is Not Happening later debuted exclusively on the Internet for its first two seasons.[2] The show was taped at Cheetah's Strip Club in Hollywood,[3] and featured comedians such as David Koechner, T.J. Miller, Natasha Leggero, Kumail Nanjiani, and Joe Rogan. Comedy Central later announced it would be given an eight episode first season on television, making it the first series to be adapted from its digital department to its cable network.[4] In advance of the show's premiere, the first episode was available for streaming on Amazon on January 12, 2015.[5] Comedians featured on the first cable season of the show include Marc Maron, Keegan-Michael Key, Paul Scheer, and Iliza Shlesinger.[6]
Online Exclusives
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | June 4, 2013 | August 27, 2013 | |
| 2 | 6 | November 5, 2013 | February 4, 2014 | |
| 3 | 7 | November 19, 2013 | February 11, 2014 | |
This is Not Happening Presents: One Crazy Night (2013)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "TJ Miller Has a Seizure" | June 4, 2013 |
| 2 | 2 | "Ari Shaffir Does Drugs" | June 11, 2013 |
| 3 | 3 | "Sean Patton Gets Gay Bashed" | June 18, 2013 |
| 4 | 4 | "Julie Lillis Will do Literally Anything for Love" | June 25, 2013 |
| 5 | 5 | "Kyle Kinane Almost Gets Killed" | July 2, 2013 |
| 6 | 6 | "Harley Morenstein Parties Too Hard" | July 9, 2013 |
| 7 | 7 | "Jon Huck Loses His Pants" | July 16, 2013 |
| 8 | 8 | "Joey Diaz Does Heroin" | July 23, 2013 |
| 9 | 9 | "Tom Segura Overdoses" | July 30, 2013 |
| 10 | 10 | "Doug Benson Gets Naked" | August 6, 2013 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Walsh Brothers Meet a Pervert" | August 13, 2013 |
| 12 | 12 | "Jackie Clarke Has an Affair" | August 20, 2013 |
| 13 | 13 | "Ari Shaffir Visits a Strip Club" | August 27, 2013 |
This is Not Happening Presents: Fisticuffs (2013–2014)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Ari Shaffir Fights a Girl" | November 5, 2013 |
| 15 | 2 | "Big Jay Oakerson Sees Some Boobs" | November 12, 2013 |
| 17 | 3 | "Kurt Braunohler Beats up a DJ" | November 26, 2013 |
| 19 | 4 | "Joey Diaz's Mom Starts a Fight" | December 10, 2013 |
| 23 | 5 | "Steve Rannazzisi, Bobby Lee, Natasha Leggero, and Ari Shaffir" | January 21, 2014 |
| 25 | 6 | "Kumail Nanjiani Tries Hard to be Cool" | February 4, 2014 |
This is Not Happening Presents: World of Blunder (2013–2014)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | "Joe Rogan Meets a Crazy Stripper" | November 19, 2013 |
| 18 | 2 | "Moshe Kasher Offends Some Jews" | December 3, 2013 |
| 20 | 3 | "David Koechner Poops on a Cop Car" | December 17, 2013 |
| 21 | 4 | "Trevor Moore Escapes from Mexico" | January 7, 2014 |
| 22 | 5 | "Fortune Feimster Hates an Old Spaniard" | January 14, 2014 |
| 24 | 6 | "Jeff Dye Could Go to Jail for This" | January 28, 2014 |
| 26 | 7 | "Ari Shaffir Goes to Tijuana with Bobby Lee" | February 11, 2014 |
Television Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 8 | January 16, 2015 | March 20, 2015 | |
| 2 | 8 | February 24, 2016 | April 13, 2016 | |
| 3 | 10 | October 13, 2016 | December 16, 2016[7] | |
Season 1 (2015)
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "S01E01: Brain on Drugs (Ari Shaffir, Bobby Lee, Keegan-Michael Key)" | January 16, 2015 |
| 2 | 2 | "S01E02: Battles (Bert Kreischer, Paul Scheer, Ali Siddiq)" | January 26, 2015 |
| 3 | 3 | "S01E03: Family (Tom Papa, Ralphie May, Rob Corddry)" | February 6, 2015 |
| 4 | 4 | "S01E04: Romance (Big Jay Oakerson, Iliza Shlesinger, Barry Rothbart)" | February 13, 2015 |
| 5 | 5 | "S01E05: Emergency (Steve Rannazzisi, Marc Maron, Ms. Pat)" | February 25, 2015 |
| 6 | 6 | "S01E06: Wonder Years (Ari Shaffir, D.L. Hughley, Jay Larson)" | March 4, 2015 |
| 7 | 7 | "S01E07: Travel (Joe Rogan, Tom Segura, Christela Alonzo)" | March 13, 2015 |
| 8 | 8 | "S01E08: Friendship (Ari Shaffir, Pete Carboni, Joey Diaz)" | March 16, 2015 |
Season 2 (2016)
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "S02E01: Psychedelia (Henry Rollins, Dan Cummins, Ari Shaffir)" | February 24, 2016 |
| 10 | 2 | "S02E02: Crime (Jim Breuer, Ari Shaffir, Kurt Metzger)" | March 2, 2016 |
| 11 | 3 | "S02E03: Romance (Kate Willett , Kyle Kinane, Nick Swardson)" | March 9, 2016 |
| 12 | 4 | "S02E04: Bloodline (Moshe Kasher , Hannah Friedman, Joey Diaz)" | March 16, 2016 |
| 13 | 5 | "S02E05: Melee (Al Madrigal , Felipe Esparza, Joe DeRosa)" | March 23, 2016 |
| 14 | 6 | "S02E06: Disaster (Ari Shaffir, Nicole Byer, Ron White)" | March 29, 2016 |
| 15 | 7 | "S02E07: Nostalgia (Artie Lange, Randall Park, Steve Simeone)" | April 5, 2016 |
| 16 | 8 | "S02E08: Karma (Ari Shaffir, Sean Patton, Joey Diaz)" | April 13, 2016 |
Season 3 (2016)
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Original Air Date[8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | "S03E01: Scumbag" | October 14, 2016 |
| 18 | 2 | "S03E02: Mortality" | October 21, 2016 |
| 19 | 3 | "S03E03: Panic" | October 28, 2016 |
| 20 | 4 | "S03E04: Blunder" | November 4, 2016 |
| 21 | 5 | "S03E05: The Law" | November 11, 2016 |
| 22 | 6 | "S03E06: Romance" | November 18, 2016 |
| 23 | 7 | "S03E07: Adventure" | November 25, 2016 |
| 24 | 8 | "S03E08: Drugs" | December 2, 2016 |
| 25 | 9 | "S03E09: Family" | December 9, 2016 |
| 26 | 10 | "S03E10: Rage" | December 16, 2016 |
References
- ↑ "Ari Shaffir's This Is Not Happening's Comedy Central debut, one-hour special gets premiere date". Laugh Spin. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Comedy Central Greenlights CC:Studios' "This is not Happening" to Series evolution". Comedy Central Press. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Does 'This Is Not Happening' on Comedy Central Have Women On It? Not As Many As We'd Like". Bustle. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Comedy Central Picks Up Digital Series 'This Is Not Happening' for Linear TV". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Ari Shaffir's This Is Not Happening's Comedy Central debut, one-hour special gets premiere date". Laugh Spin. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Youtube "This Is Not Happening" Playlist". Youtube.
- ↑ "This is Not Happening". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ↑ "This is Not Happening". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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