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Kidding
Sign in to saveKidding is an American family tragicomedy television series created by Dave Holstein that premiered on September 9, 2018, on Showtime. The series stars Jim Carrey, Frank Langella, Judy Greer, Cole Allen, Juliet Morris, and Catherine Keener. Michel Gondry serves as executive producer and directed several episodes. In October 2018, Showtime renewed the series for a second season which premiered February 9, 2020. In July 2020, the series was canceled after two seasons.
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★ 7.6Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, is an icon of children's TV. But when his family begins to implode, Jeff finds no fairy tale or fable or puppet will guide him through this crisis, which advances faster than his means to cope. The result: a kind man in a cruel world faces a slow leak of sanity as hilarious as it is heartbreaking.
- Aired
- 2018–2020
- Seasons
- 2 · 20 episodes
- Status
- Canceled
- Created by
- Dave Holstein
- Network
- Showtime
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
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Key facts
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- Title screen from the first episode
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- Multiple pieces of paper with the text "KiDDiNG / CREATED BY DAVE HOLSTEiN" ("/" = newline character)
- Television.genre
- Family dramaComedy dramaTragicomedy
- Television.creator
- Dave Holstein
- Television.composer
- David Wingo
- Television.country
- United States
- Television.language
- English
- Television.num_seasons
- 2
- Television.num_episodes
- 20
- Television.camera
- Single-camera
- Television.runtime
- 25–32 minutes
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24 sectionsContents
- Premise
- Cast and characters
- Main
- Recurring
- Guest
- Episodes
- Season 1 (2018)
- Season 2 (2020)
- Production
- Development
- Casting
- Release
- Marketing
- Premiere
- Distribution
- Reception
- Critical response
- Ratings
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Awards and nominations
- Notes
- References
- External links
Kidding is an American family tragicomedy television series created by Dave Holstein that premiered on September 9, 2018, on Showtime. The series stars Jim Carrey, Frank Langella, Judy Greer, Cole Allen, Juliet Morris, and Catherine Keener. Michel Gondry serves as executive producer and directed several episodes. In October 2018, Showtime renewed the series for a second season which premiered February 9, 2020. In July 2020, the series was canceled after two seasons.
==Premise== Kidding is set in Columbus, Ohio, and follows Jeff Piccirillo, AKA beloved children's television presenter Mr. Pickles, appreciated by children and parents alike. Mr. Pickles anchors a multimillion-dollar branding empire, but he faces a personal tragedy and difficult family life.
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