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The Temp Life

2006–2015 · 5 seasons

A light, snappy office comedy that breezes by in short bursts, poking fun at workplace absurdity with easy charm.

Created by
Wilson Cleveland
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Wilson Cleveland, Craig Bierko, Mark Jude Rywelski
Overview
A spoiled executive climbs his way back up the corporate ladder, one humiliating temp job at a time.

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Created by
Wilson Cleveland
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Wilson Cleveland, Craig Bierko, Mark Jude Rywelski
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • class
  • ambition
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Created by
Wilson Cleveland
Written by
Gabe Uhr, Wendy Rosoff, Wilson Cleveland, Yuri Baranovsky
Starring
Wilson Cleveland, Craig Bierko, Mark Jude Rywelski, Rachel Risen, Laura Kowalcyk, Thom Woodley, Illeana Douglas, Chris Stetson
Length
5 seasons, 43 episodes, 10 min each
Network
YouTube
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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