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Kidding
Kidding is an American comedy-drama television series created by
Kidding
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 and marks the second
collaboration between director and executive producer Michel
Gondry and Carrey, who previously worked together on the film
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. In October 2018, Showtime
renewed the series for a second season which is set to premiere on
February 9, 2020.
Title screen from the first episode
Genre Comedy-drama
Tragicomedy
Contents Created by Dave Holstein
Premise Starring Jim Carrey
Cast and characters Frank Langella
Main
Judy Greer
Recurring
Cole Allen
Guest
Juliet Morris
Episodes
Season 1 (2018) Catherine Keener

Season 2 Composer(s) David Wingo

Production Country of United States

Development origin
Casting Original English
Release language(s)
Marketing No. of seasons 1
Premiere No. of episodes 10 (list of episodes)
Distribution
Production
Reception
Executive Dave Holstein
Critical response
producer(s) Jim Carrey
Ratings
Awards and nominations Michel Gondry

Notes Raffi Adlan

References Michael Aguilar

Roberto Benabib
External links
Jason Bateman
James Garavente
Premise Producer(s) Halley Feiffer
Kidding is set in Columbus, Ohio and follows Jeff Piccirillo, aka Michael Vukadinovich
beloved children's television presenter Mr. Pickles, appreciated by Nicole Montez
children and parents alike. Mr. Pickles anchors a multimillion-dollar
Cinematography Shawn Kim
branding empire, but he faces a personal tragedy and difficult family
life.[1] Shasta Spahn
Editor(s) Ivan Victor
Cast and characters Kyle Reiter
Jennifer Van
Goethem
Main
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Jim Carrey as Jeff Piccirillo, a television personality who has Tyler L. Cook
performed as "Jeff Pickles" on his longtime children's television
program Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time on PBS for thirty years. Camera setup Single-camera
Following the death of one of his sons, he finds great difficulty in Running time 25–32 minutes
adapting to the hardships of life. Zackary Arthur portrays a young
Production I Love You Julian!
Jeff in a recurring role.
company(s) Aggregate Films
Frank Langella as Sebastian Piccirillo, the executive producer of
Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time and Jeff's father Some Kind of Garden
Judy Greer as Jill Piccirillo, a nurse and Jeff's estranged ex-wife Showtime Networks
Cole Allen as William "Will" and Philip "Phil" Piccirillo, Jeff and
Jill's identical twin sons, the latter of whom died in a car accident Release
Juliet Morris as Maddy Perera, Deirdre and Scott's daughter and Original network Showtime
Jeff's niece
Original release September 9, 2018 –
Catherine Keener as Deirdre "Didi" Perera, the head puppet present
maker of Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time and Jeff's sister
External links
Official website (http://www.sho.com/kiddi
Recurring ng)
Justin Kirk as Peter, an anesthesiologist whom Jill is dating
Bernard White as Scott Perera, Deirdre's husband
Alex Raul Barrios as Derrell, the stagehand for Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time
Julitta Scheel as Cassidy, one of Will's older friends from high school
Coda Boesel as B.D., one of Will's older friends from high school
Juliocesar Chavez as Gigs, one of Will's older friends from high school
Mary Faber as Macy, the puppeteer of Soap Scum on Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time
Dan Garza as the puppeteer of Ennui La Triste, a talking French baguette puppet
Ginger Gonzaga as Vivian, a woman dying of cancer whom Jeff begins to date
Gwen Hollander as Sheryl, the puppeteer of Astron-Otter on Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time
Patrick Johnson as the puppeteer of The Oops and Maestro Pimento Fermata
Christian Anderson as the puppeteer of Sy the Wide-Eyed Fly
Tara Lipinski as herself, an olympic figure skater hired to star as Mr. Pickles in the "Pickles On Ice-tacular"
Joel Swetow as Michael Epstein, a Rabbi and writer hired by Seb to work on Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time in
order to reduce Jeff's workload
Mike Quinn as the puppeteer of Secret Chef
Grace Song as Eliza, a college student who lives next door to Jeff in his apartment building. He often finds
her passed out drunk and carries her back to her apartment
Jennie Pierson as Sara Lipinski, Tara's sister who replaces her as Mr. Pickles' ice-skating double. Jennifer
Don portrays her while ice-skating in a guest appearance in the episode "Lt. Pickles".
Louis Ozawa Changchien as Mr. Pickles-San, an actor newly hired to portray Mr. Pickles in the Japanese
version of Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time who comes to America to shadow Jeff. He stays at Deirdre's home
and eventually sleeps with her.
Barry Rothbart as Bert, one of the two puppeteers of Snagglehorse on Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time
Jernard Burks as Denny, the truck driver who crashed into the Piccirillo family's car, killing Phil
Calah Lane as Denny's daughter, who looks after her father and takes care of him as he is harassed by
those angry over Phil's death
Natasha Khawja as Grace Kisakye
Samira Izadi as Shelly Pinsker
Rich Fulcher as Clay, one of the two puppeteers of Snagglehorse on Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time
Kelly Coffield Park as Joanne Placket, a real estate agent that sells Jeff the house right next door to his
previous one
Andrew Tinpo Lee as Rex Farpopolis, a piano teacher and Deirdre and Scott's neighbor. Maddie takes
lessons from him and he is having an affair with Scott
Jenna Z. Alvarez as Havana, a student at Will's school whom Phil had, had a crush on
Maximus Birchmore as Tanner, an ill boy whom is hospitalized at Jill's hospital and whom Jeff visits
Riki Lindhome as Shaina, a former drug addict that turned her life around after watching Mr. Pickles'
Puppet Time. After reading a letter from her, Jeff takes her out on a date.
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Karen Huie as Marsha

Guest
Betty Thomas ("Green Means Go")
Conan O'Brien as himself ("Green Means Go"), the eponymous host of Conan, on which Jeff is a guest
Danny Trejo as himself ("Green Means Go"), Jeff's fellow guest on Conan
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh as Amika ("Pusillanimous"), the make-up artist for Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time
Annie Korzen as Mrs. Drinkwater ("Every Pain Needs a Name"), Maddie's elementary school teacher
Katherine Willis as Mrs. Piccirillo ("The Cookie"), the late wife of Seb and mother of Jeff and Deirdre
Karen Malina White as Latrice ("Philliam"), Derrell's mother
Dan Martin as Joe ("Philliam"), a convicted death-row inmate and Derrell's father. While a gifted illustrator
and artist, he is sentenced to death after murdering four fast-food employees while experiencing a mental
break.
Lila Garrett as Roadside Diner Waitress ("Philliam"), who serves Jeff and Derrell while they eat together
following
Joyce Guy as Principal Quinones ("LT. Pickles"), the principal at Will's school who calls in Jeff and Jill to
discuss Will's behavior
Matt Evers as Ice Ennui ("LT. Pickles"), the ice-skating performer who portrays Ennui La Triste in the
"Pickles On Ice-tacular"

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

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U.S.
No. No. in
Title Directed by Written by Original air date viewers
overall season
(millions)
Michel
1 1 "Green Means Go" Dave Holstein September 9, 2018[a] 0.443[2]
Gondry
Following the one-year anniversary of his son Philip's death, Jeff Piccirillo appears on Conan and sings one of his well-known
songs. While at the set of his television program Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time, he proposes producing an episode about the topic of
death to Seb, the show's producer and his father, who quickly dismisses the idea. Jeff returns to the home he previously shared
with his now separated wife Jill and their surviving son Will. Back at the set of the show, Jeff discusses his proposal for a death-
centric episode again and Seb acquiesces. Later, Jeff's sister Dierdre goes home and tries to convince her daughter Maddy to
eat her vegetables. She relents after Maddy reveals that earlier that day she saw her father Scott having a sexual encounter in
the front yard. The next day, Jeff turns on the show expecting to see the episode about death air but instead finds that it has
been replaced. Seb confirms this to him in a phone call and reminds him about not tarnishing his brand and image as Jeff
partially shaves his head in spite. Jeff goes on to purchase the house for sale right next door to his prior one, where he sees his
wife in the kitchen with another man.

Michel
2 2 "Pusillanimous" Dave Holstein September 16, 2018[a] 0.290[3]
Gondry
"Every Pain Needs a Jake
3 3 Halley Feiffer September 23, 2018 0.303[4]
Name" Schreier
Jake
4 4 "Bye, Mom" Michael Vukadinovich September 30, 2018 0.281[5]
Schreier
Michel
5 5 "The New You" Cody Heller October 7, 2018 0.199[6]
Gondry
Michel
6 6 "The Cookie" Noah Haidle October 14, 2018 0.166[7]
Gondry
Minkie
7 7 "Kintsugi" Jas Waters October 21, 2018 0.192[8]
Spiro
Minkie
8 8 "Philliam" Roberto Benabib October 28, 2018 0.179[9]
Spiro
Michel Joey Mazzarino & Dave
9 9 "LT. Pickles" November 4, 2018 0.152[10]
Gondry Holstein
Michel
10 10 "Some Day" Dave Holstein November 11, 2018 0.224[11]
Gondry

Season 2

U.S.
No. No. in Directed
overall season
Title
by Written by  [12] Original air date viewers
(millions)
"The Cleanest Liver in Columbus, Jake
11 1 Dave Holstein February 9, 2020 TBD
Ohio"[13] Schreier

"Up, Down and Everything in Jake Michael

12 2 February 9, 2020 TBD
Between"[14] Schreier Vukadinovich

13 3 "I'm Listening"[15] TBA Roberto Benabib February 16, 2020 TBD

"I Wonder What Grass Tastes Hilary Weisman

14 4 TBA February 16, 2020 TBD
Like"[16] Graham

15 5 "Episode 3101"[17] TBA Joey Mazzarino February 23, 2020 TBD

16 6 "The Death of Fil"[18] TBA Dave Holstein February 23, 2020 TBD

The remaining second-season episodes include:[12]

"A Seat on the Rocket" written by Jas Waters

"The Acceptance Speech" written by Michael Vukadinovich
"The Nightingale Pledge" written by Dylan Tanous & Dave Holstein
"The Puppet Dalai Lama" written by Dave Holstein

Production
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Development
On September 14, 2017, it was announced that Showtime had given the production
a straight-to-series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was
created by Dave Holstein who also serves as executive producer alongside Jim
Carrey, Michel Gondry, Jason Bateman, Jim Garavente, Raffi Adlan, and Michael
Aguilar. Additionally, Holstein wrote the pilot episode and serves as showrunner
and Gondry directed the pilot.[1][19][20] On June 7, 2018, it was announced that the
series would premiere on September 9, 2018.[21]

On October 10, 2018, it was announced that Showtime had renewed the series for a
second season consisting of ten episodes that were scheduled to premiere on
November 3, 2019.[22][23] However, in September 2019, Showtime announced that
Promotional poster
the second season would instead premiere on February 9, 2020.[24] featuring Jim Carrey as
Jeff Piccirillo.

Casting
Simultaneously with the announcement of the series order, it was confirmed that Jim Carrey had been cast in
the series' lead role.[1] On December 14, 2017, it was reported that Catherine Keener had been cast as the
series' female lead.[25] On January 4, 2018, it was announced that Frank Langella had joined the main cast in
a series regular role.[26] On February 13, 2018, it was reported that Judy Greer had also joined the main
cast.[27] On March 15, 2018, it was announced that Justin Kirk had been cast in a recurring role.[28] In May
2018, it was reported that Ginger Gonzaga and Bernard White were joining the cast in a recurring
capacity.[29][30] On July 9, 2018, it was announced that Grace Song had been cast in a recurring role.[31]

Release

Marketing
On June 7, 2018, the series' first official trailer was released.[21] About two weeks later, a teaser trailer
featuring a song from the series was released.[32] On August 6, 2018, the series' poster and the second official
trailer were released.[33]

Premiere
On September 5, 2018, the series held its official premiere at the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles, California.
Those in attendance included David Nevins, Judy Greer, Jim Carrey, Catherine Keener, and Dave
Holstein.[34]

Distribution
In Canada, the series airs on The Movie Network and CraveTV.[35] In France, the series airs on Canal+
Séries.[36] In the United Kingdom, the series airs on Sky Atlantic.[37] In Spain, the series airs on Movistar
Series.[38]

Reception

Critical response
The series has been met with a positive response from critics upon its premiere. On the review aggregation
website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 76% approval rating, with an average rating of 7.38 out of 10
based on 75 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Fans of Jim Carrey's slapstick may be
disappointed, but other viewers may find a surprisingly poignant examination of life and grief in Kidding."[39]
Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 68 out of 100 based on 33 critics,
indicating "generally favorable reviews."[40]

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In a positive review, Vox's Karen Han praised the series saying, "The deconstruction of a Fred Rogers figure
would make for an interesting show on its own, but Kidding transcends that premise by leaps and bounds on
the strength of Carrey’s performance and a determination to make the show just as rough--and riveting--as
real life."[41] In another favorable critique, The Hollywood Reporter's Tim Goodman offered similar acclaim
saying, "With its keen self-awareness, exceptional writing and consistently great acting, Kidding — starring a
perfectly cast Jim Carrey in his first series-regular role since In Living Color two decades ago — is Showtime's
best and most binge-worthy series in a long time."[42] Ben Travers at IndieWire reviewed the first four
episodes of the show, and called it an alt-reality Mr. Rogers, and that although the fixation on death is
"uncomfortable, [...] it shows signs of a lighter, broader scope and is buoyed by unrelenting optimism." He
praised the story for treating Jeff's sincerity with genuine respect, and Carrey for his "terrific" and "nuanced"
performance.[43] Kristen Baldwin of Entertainment Weekly gave it a B+ grade and called it a "bittersweet
family saga" and is unsure of the direction of the show but "for now, it’s a compelling story about the beauty,
and difficulty, of giving your pain a name."[44] In a more mixed assessment, Rolling Stone's Alan Sepinwall
awarded the series three-and-a-half stars out of five and provided restrained admiration saying, "Carrey’s
worth the price of admission, though, even if it’s not the TV comeback vehicle many of his fans would want.
Heck, he’d probably be a huge hit just hosting a full-length version of the show within the show, rather than
this version that only gives us innocent glimpses amidst all the mourning. But like Jeff Pickles, Carrey wants
to lean into the harder parts of life. More often than not with Kidding, he succeeds."[45]

In a negative evaluation, Uproxx's Pilot Viruet compared the series unfavorably to some of Showtimes's past
shows saying, "those series found ways to make the humor seem more natural, more fitting with the stories
they’re telling. Kidding's approach is more overt and frequently confusing, as if spotting a brightly-colored
puppet wandering amongst our real world."[46] Caroline Framke of Variety said that the show succeeds in
places but more often than not it "feels caught between too many tones and ideas to become quite as
distinctive as it could be." Framke wrote that over the first four episodes the show better understands TV
personality and business of Mr. Pickles than it does of grieving father Jeff.[47] Dave Nemetz of TVLine is
critical of the tone of the show, saying it is "somewhere between comedy and drama, and isn’t entirely
successful at either."[48]

Ratings

Rating Viewers DVR viewers Total viewers

No. Title Air date
(18–49) (millions) (millions) (millions)

1 "Green Means Go" September 9, 2018 0.13 0.443[2] 0.207 0.650[49]

2 "Pusillanimous" September 16, 2018 0.07 0.290[3] 0.154 0.444[50]

3 "Every Pain Needs a Name" September 23, 2018 0.11 0.303[4] 0.201 0.504[51]

4 "Bye, Mom" September 30, 2018 0.09 0.281[5] 0.164 0.445[52]

5 "The New You" October 7, 2018 0.05 0.199[6] 0.182 0.381[53]

6 "The Cookie" October 14, 2018 0.05 0.166[7] 0.170 0.336[54]

7 "Kintsugi" October 21, 2018 0.06 0.192[8] 0.116 0.308[55]

8 "Philliam" October 28, 2018 0.04 0.179[9] 0.168 0.347[56]

9 "LT. Pickles" November 4, 2018 0.03 0.152[10] 0.163 0.315[57]

10 "Some Day" November 11, 2018 0.04 0.224[11] 0.165 0.389[58]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Kidding Nominated
Golden Globe [59]
Awards Best Actor – Television Series Musical or
Jim Carrey Nominated
2019 Comedy
TBA (for "The [60]
Golden Reel Awards Broadcast Media: Live Action Under 35:00 Nominated
Cookie")

Notes
a. Episodes one and two were released early through Showtime's streaming applications.

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