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Pretend Time

  • TV Series
  • 2010–2011
  • TV-14
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Pretend Time (2010)
Comedy

Sketch comedy show starring Nick Swardson.Sketch comedy show starring Nick Swardson.Sketch comedy show starring Nick Swardson.

  • Creators
    • Tom Gianas
    • Nick Swardson
  • Stars
    • Nick Swardson
    • John Cramer
    • Deirdre Wall
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    895
    YOUR RATING
    • Creators
      • Tom Gianas
      • Nick Swardson
    • Stars
      • Nick Swardson
      • John Cramer
      • Deirdre Wall
    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Trivia
      According to Nick the show was cancelled due to high expenses, not low ratings.
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      Referenced in Tosh.0: Results of the Memorabilia Dump (2012)

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    Better Than It Has A Right To Be.
    Well, it's Happy Madison. And as much as their legion of fans would like to protest, their work was never headed for 10/10 territory. That being said, Pretend Time is better than it has any right to be mostly thanks to Swardson's innate charm. The vast majority of his sketches are lazy and one-note but there are a few gems like the painting with creepy eyes that goes blind and Swardson can often carry the weaker ones by virtue of being a big affable goof.

    It's extremely rough around the edges and could use a system of links ala Monty Python to give the show a more natural flow. His current "the last sketch airs on a TV screen in the background of the next sketch" device only adds to the suspicion he's half-assing it. All in all though I'm looking forward to seeing if Nick can step up his game in season 2. It definitely deserves a chance.
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    • Crazy_Gibberish
    • Jul 27, 2011

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Comedy Central (United States)
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nick Swardson's Pretend Time
    • Production companies
      • Culver Entertainment
      • Happy Madison Productions
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      30 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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