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Hype

2000–2001 · 1 season

A quick, disposable parade of celebrity-skewering skits that plays like background noise, occasionally landing a sharp jab but rarely sticking.

Created by
Terry Sweeney
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Hype is a sketch comedy television series on The WB Television Network. It ran for 16 episodes from October 8, 2000 to February 18, 2001. Most of the central jokes making fun of celebrities in the news at the time. The show however didn't garner enough attention and was canceled after one season, though two of its cast members would go on to find success on the FOX sketch show MADtv.
How it feels
Satirical, absurd, light and cynical. Brisk and fine in the background.
About
Celebrity, media, identity, class
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Created by
Terry Sweeney
Genres
Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
Terry Sweeney
Written by
Jerry Collins, Scott King, Steve Holland, Warren Lieberstein
Starring
Frank Caliendo, Daniele Gaither, Michael Roof, Chris Williams, Jennifer Elise Cox, Gavin Crawford
Length
1 seasons, 17 episodes, 30 min each
Network
The WB
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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