Freak Show

A scruffy, joke-dense cartoon that coasts on silly voices and deadpan absurdity rather than plot, easy to dip in and out of.

Created by

David Cross, H. Jon Benjamin

Genres

Animation, Comedy

Starring

Janeane Garofalo, H. Jon Benjamin, Will Arnett

Overview

Freak Show is an animated television series on Comedy Central created by H. Jon Benjamin and David Cross. The show chronicles a freak show, called the Freak Squad, which reluctantly moonlights as a group of second-rate superheroes employed by the US government. The first and only season, which consisted of seven episodes, premiered on October 4, 2006, and ended on November 16, 2006. Cross and Benjamin were executive producers in addition to voicing various characters. Radical Axis handled all aspects of production, from initial audio records and character design to final delivery of the master. The series was released on DVD on June 12, 2012.

How it feels

Absurd, satirical, cynical and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Media, identity, power, rebellion

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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