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'''''Michael & Michael Have Issues''''' ('''''MMHI''''') is a cable television comedy series starring comedians and actors [[Michael Ian Black]] and [[Michael Showalter]], who created the series. Both comedians appeared together in several TV comedy series, including ''[[The State (TV series)|The State]]'', and ''[[Stella (TV series)|Stella]]''. The show premiered on July 15, 2009, on [[Comedy Central]].<ref name="ComedyCentral.com">{{cite press release |url=http://www.comedycentral.com/press/series/michael-and-michael-have-issues.jhtml |publisher=Comedy Central| accessdate=2009-06-12 |date=2009-02-18 }}</ref> Showalter and Black confirmed on March 3, 2010 via their [[Twitter]] accounts that the show had been canceled.<ref>[http://twitter.com/mshowalter/status/9895921409 Michael Showalter announces cancelation].</ref><ref>[http://twitter.com/michaelianblack/status/9964753436 Michael Ian Black comments on cancelation].</ref>
'''''Michael & Michael Have Issues''''' ('''''MMHI''''') was a cable television comedy series starring comedians and actors [[Michael Ian Black]] and [[Michael Showalter]], who created the series. Both comedians appeared together in several TV comedy series, including ''[[The State (TV series)|The State]]'', and ''[[Stella (TV series)|Stella]]''. The show premiered on July 15, 2009, on [[Comedy Central]].<ref name="ComedyCentral.com">{{cite press release |url=http://www.comedycentral.com/press/series/michael-and-michael-have-issues.jhtml |publisher=Comedy Central| accessdate=2009-06-12 |date=2009-02-18 }}</ref> Showalter and Black confirmed on March 3, 2010 via their [[Twitter]] accounts that the show had been canceled.<ref>[http://twitter.com/mshowalter/status/9895921409 Michael Showalter announces cancelation].</ref><ref>[http://twitter.com/michaelianblack/status/9964753436 Michael Ian Black comments on cancelation].</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==

Revision as of 00:40, 8 July 2011

Michael & Michael Have Issues
Series promo intertitle
Created byMichael Ian Black
Michael Showalter
StarringMichael Ian Black
Michael Showalter
Josh Pais
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMichael Ian Black
Michael Showalter
Lou Wallach
Jim Biederman
Running time22 minutes
Original release
NetworkComedy Central
ReleaseJuly 15 –
August 26, 2009

Michael & Michael Have Issues (MMHI) was a cable television comedy series starring comedians and actors Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter, who created the series. Both comedians appeared together in several TV comedy series, including The State, and Stella. The show premiered on July 15, 2009, on Comedy Central.[1] Showalter and Black confirmed on March 3, 2010 via their Twitter accounts that the show had been canceled.[2][3]

Overview

The series stars Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter playing fictionalized versions of themselves. As stated in a recent New York Times article, "Mr. Black and Mr. Showalter play the bickering stars of a sketch comedy program who never miss an opportunity to undermine each other. In between skits about stores that sell only sweatpants and characters like John the British Fork Offerer, narrative segments chronicle the not-so-fictional frenemies who constantly step on each other’s toes, even in seemingly inconsequential situations like an interview for a high school newspaper or the search for a birthday gift for their producer."[4]

Characters

  • Michael Ian Black (Michael Ian Black) – Michael plays a fictional version of himself, as well as a variety of characters.
  • Michael Showalter (Michael Showalter) – Michael plays a fictional version of himself, as well as a variety of characters.
  • Jim Biederman (Josh Pais) – Producer of the fictional show Michael & Michael Have Issues. Based on Jim Biederman, one of the producers of Michael & Michael Have Issues.
  • Kumail (Kumail Nanjiani) – Pakistani staffer on Michael & Michael Have Issues.
  • Marla Ratner (Jessi Klein) – Associate Producer of the fictional show Michael & Michael Have Issues.
  • Lindsey (Susan Heyward) – Office assistant of Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter.

Other characters

Episode one
  • Greg the Intern (Matt Bennett)
  • Jane (Diane Davis) – Michael Showalter's fictional girlfriend.
  • Jen Biederman (Jennifer Biederman) – Biederman's wife.
  • Christopher Meloni as himself
  • Greg the Intern's father (Tom Daddario, comedian)
Episode two
  • Nick (Leo Allen) – An editor on the show.
  • Guy in office (Kumail Nanjiani)
  • Newswoman (Andrea Rosen) – Newswoman on MMHI News.
  • Vanessa (from the fifth floor) – Goes home from Biederman's party with Michael Showalter
Other episodes
  • Female Sketch Player (Arden Myrin)
  • Michael Ian Black's wife (Amy Spanger)
  • Pinecone Guy (Zak Orth)
  • Male Sketch Player (Henry Zebrowski)

Episodes

Main article: List of Michael & Michael Have Issues episodes
Season Episodes Premiere Date End Date
Season 1 7 July 15, 2009 August 26, 2009

Reviews

The Hartford Advocate, in reviewing the show, stated that "With Michael and Michael Have Issues, they've made arguably perfect comedy for the Comedy Central audience, which is basically everyone."[5]

Randee Dawn of The Hollywood Reporter commented "The Michaels have raw material in spades. Thus far, they haven't been able to harness it and make it consistently funny. For now, MMHI's real issue is that it's likely to be just another in a string of missed opportunities." [6]

IGN gave the first season a 7/10 stating that "it was a good season but never great" and that none of the episodes truly stood out.

Soon after the show was canceled, Comedy Central began airing reruns of the first season, to which Michael Ian Black responded via his twitter account:

"Apparently Comedy Central is airing my canceled show right now, to which I graciously say, "FUCK YOU, Comedy Central."[7]

References

  1. ^ (Press release). Comedy Central. February 18, 2009 http://www.comedycentral.com/press/series/michael-and-michael-have-issues.jhtml. Retrieved June 12, 2009. {{cite press release}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Michael Showalter announces cancelation.
  3. ^ Michael Ian Black comments on cancelation.
  4. ^ New York Times Article by David Itzkoff.
  5. ^ Hartford Advocate Review Article by Brianna Snyder[dead link].
  6. ^ Michael and Michael Have Issues – TV Review, Randee Dawn, July 14, 2009, The Hollywood Reporter[dead link]
  7. ^ "Michael Ian Black responds to Comedy Central airings". Twitter.com. March 4, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
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