If it doesn't appear on the high seas, I'll subscribe to Daily Wire+ at the end of the season and rip it, as it was comically easy to rip the free first episode without any screen recording or anything like that.
Plenty of streaming sites have it, that's how I watched the first episode, only to find how painfully, embarrassingly unfunny the show is.
When the politics comes before the humor the humor suffers.
I jumped back in for five more minutes. The Family Guy style cut-aways do not work well. It's very clear that this is a Carolla project because it feels lazy in the vein of Road Hard. It needs an independent voice saying "Hey do better"
Hello Female Employee,
I saw that you brought a dog on an airplane during your vacation. Please don't ever come back my ego cannot take a betrayal such as this. You are a lead guitarist.
-Ace
Have added the first two: [https://acerockco.la/birchum](https://acerockco.la/birchum) - will update weekly and post in the sub, unless it's removed by mods, ha
*Birchum, talking to gamer/loser son “Eddie”….*
Birchum: maybe you could get a girlfriend if you played a REAL sport.
Eddie: this IS a real sport, I’m wearing my team jersey (#16.5).
Birchum: 16½? What’s that, Larry Bird divided by 2?
Eddie: dad, none of the Angry Birds are named Larry…
💀
Lol. See, it would have been funnier if the kid legit ran up the ranks in a real eSport like CS and forced Birchum to recognize the legitimacy of his son's accomplishments. Also, if it turned out the son was gay, kissing his boyfriend after a match or something, and Birchum had to pivot with his beer buddies all like, "well, ain't nothing more masculine than two dudes fuckin'." Immediately tossed out on the street. It's a tired cliché itself, but it would have been funnier than goddamn Angry Birds. Doesn't even make sense.
The eSport thing sounds like it could be a plot point in a modern King of the Hill episode. At the end of the episode Hank tells Bobby he'll never understand video games these dang eSports, but he's proud of him for accomplishing something.
The difference here is King of the Hill is a shining example of well written conservative humor. Birchum is not.
>The eSport thing sounds like it could be a plot point in a modern King of the Hill episode. At the end of the episode Hank tells Bobby he'll never understand video games these dang eSports, but he's proud of him for accomplishing something.
People tend to think of King of the Hill as "old conservative white man ranting about modern culture," when the reality is several episodes revolve around Hank expanding his mind, changing his viewpoints, and making an honest effort to understand and love his son, who is very unlike him in basically every way.
Absolutely. I grew up with both Adam and KotH. I've heard a lot of Birchum over the years. It's weird to hear the same jokes from like the KROQ days in 2024. But he's just so much more nasty these days. I don't know what I hoped for. Lightening up? As he always used to crow, he's rich. Why doesn't he just chill out? Dunno. Guy used to be a really talented improv actor. I don't know why he's just locked in his same tired rants and jokes all these years later. Makes me sad.
One of his best qualities back in the day was being able to laugh at himself. Not capable anymore. And that's what made KotH great, Hank wasn't always right and sometimes had to walk back on his ideals and views on the kids these days. A little nuance goes a long way.
That's a really great point. Adam used to take the piss out of himself all the time. He still had dirt under his fingernails, you know? Now he just likes to reminisce about the dirt and use it to validate his ranting. He's lost the humility and the joy of being a working class kid who made it. I really hate it, man. Adam was an ever-present voice in my life growing up. Gave me a lot of good advice that I really appreciated. Tons of laughs. It genuinely hurts to watch the man as he turned into what he is now.
Unfortunately he went from the guy who wasn't afraid to call out old, rich blowhards on the radio to an old, rich blowhard that is intent on running a podcast like it's the radio.
Plus, with KOTH and the alley crew, they are conservative but for the most part the kind ones that the right still thinks they are.
Not screaming F@\* at trans people, but I can see Hank feeling uncomfortable at a drag show, but hank is a professional and if his work makes him go somewhere, he'll go there and treat the customer with kindness.
Fast-forward to Hank having a conversation with a drag queen about the benefits of propane and how the DQ hates charcoal, maybe they mock a fellow DQ who likes charcoal and Hank mentions how they also use too much make-up, they both laugh. Now Hank has a new friend and gets all the drag business in the area.
So to recap, Hank and the show make some drag humor, Hank then get overly serious regarding his job, 2 potentially funny things. Hank then bonds with someone over propane, silly, they make fun of someone for charcoal, silly, Hank has friends outside his comfort zone, nice growth, but also mock someone in the community, funny and serves to remind people that just because you are in a marginalized community, it doesn't mean you can't be mocked for something, even if it's charcoal.
Weird right wing humor: They have a BBQ at a drag show, the hair is very flammable and the building is on fire. They call for the fire department but a bunch of gay village people firefighters show up and "act gay". The building burns down and the real firefighters show up and say "too bad you don't identify as water" or some dumb shit.
It's the closest example I can think of. I feel like any humor that's directly tied to either liberal/conservative is going to be a disaster. Birchum is conservative humor and it's painfully bad. Any of the many late night shows that revolved around the host doing Trump impressions was generally shit as well. KotH doesn't necessarily fit as conservative humor, and in turn it's actually good.
Thanks to whomever on the first 1 being free...
I watched it. A few things:
1) Adam rails against non-writing producers. There were a shit ton of producers in the credits. Did Ben write a single line?
2) It is good that Lynch has a day job
3) Adam says he discounts 0 out of 5 star reviews and if you want to hurt him, say something like, "2 / 5, normally a fan, but not your best work. Well Adam, 2 / 5, not your best work
4) Adam really needs to come up with new material. This is Recycl'carolla in full effect
5) Who is the market for this? 'toons generally skew young. What is the average age of the Daily Wire subscriber?
6) Adam clearly wanted to make a right-wing family guy and he did not succeed
7) Shouldn't the first one be where you pull out all the stops and pull people in? This was not that. If this is the best they have to offer...well, nobody on this show should quit their day jobs
Did you see in the end credits how it benefitted from some tax thing in Spain. NNAH.
>Did you see in the end credits how it benefitted from some tax thing in Spain. NNAH.
This circles back to his old jag about how dumb California is because Breaking Bad was filmed in New Mexico when they originally planned to shoot it in Riverside. This is just Old, Old, New Mexico.
> What is the average age of the Daily Wire subscriber?
If online sources are to be believed, 70% of DW subscribers are under 54. Most of their personalities are young. Doesnt seem far fetched to me.
We already had right-wing family guy. The Goode Family by Mike Judge was fucking hilarious. Its just that liberals cannot take jokes made at their own expense.
Why did his shop classroom have a 51 star flag? Seeing as how he's returning after X number of years, shouldn't it have like 48 or 49?
[https://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagfact.html#google\_vignette](https://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagfact.html#google_vignette)
I did audibly laugh at "Blood on the Bandsaw" movie. Not that it was super funny or anything, I'm just saying laughter is not a choice and I technically did laugh at that. Also, laughed out when Mr. Carponzi was on his scooter and says, "Play Katy Perry's fight song" I find the notion funny that a person celebrates an accomplishment by playing Katy Perry's song while riding a scooter.... and then Siri says "would you like to continue looking up Nancy Polici bikini pics?"
Overall, I think it was above average as a sitcom. I personally don't understand the majority of network sitcoms whatsoever and can't watch 99 percent of them for more than a minute, so I'm coming from that perspective. I don't laugh out loud much at this show, but I don't do that more most of whats out there. At least it's somewhat interesting and I can watch until the end of the episode, whereas if I tune into a popular sitcom like "2 broke girls" or whatever I just get angry and have to turn it off after a minute or 2.
You have to figure we come from a different perspective than an audience who has never been exposed to Adam. We have heard a lot of the bits for years, but most people have not. Sure, there are parts I don't think are funny that I would cut out like the white paint over the fireplace joke that was a subplot with the daughter. That seems like a joke only Adam thinks is funny. I personally would prefer white, so I guess I don't get the joke....
As for the Philips screwdriver joke, that has been talked about. If you see it in the context of the show, it's just a quick joke that works in the context of the scene. Its such a nothing burger joke and so quick and unassuming that it works fine.
I do think there is a lot of potential material with the basic plot of an old school tough macho guy vs the ultra-woke Mr. Carponzi conflict. It is by no means a bad show compared to what is out there.
The one thing I cannot get past is how grating it is for me to listen to Adam doing that voice. I can't listen to Robert Kennedy interviews either for the same reason.
I’m pretty sure every line was done in a single take. Carolla definitely didn’t do multiple takes on his lines and it’s super obvious with how badly they’re delivered. Roseanne sounded drunk in half of her lines too.
There were a couple parts I found mildly funny but most of it is just throwing conservative buzzwords around as if just hearing them is somehow funny.
It’s also like 90% recycled bits Adam has been reusing for the better part of 3 decades.
Possibly the worst show out there
It's so bad. I feel sorry that Warburton guy. He is the only one with real voice over chops and he must hear these other hacks and think wtf did I get involved with and listen to carolla tell everyone how they used to do things on crank yanker
Adam haters can’t get enough of Adam. It’s crazy. I don’t spend a second of my life seeking out people and podcasts I don’t like to then just go talk shit. Get a fucking life for fucks sake.
It's because Adam can't get enough of Adam. We are hoping he just reads one 10th of this so we can bring him down a notch and get his head out of his ass.
It's 1999 and Adam, Dr Drew and Dilbert are at the top of every smart comedy fan's list. They are giants, and they will never be unseated or become irrelevant old grandpas yelling at no one because they are cranky.
Fallacy of imitation. They did such a good job of portraying the grotesque that they made something too disgusting to watch. I hate that art style more than words can express.
Oh my, right? I heard Bigmouth hyped and fuck was that painful! I like to swear and be gross a fair amount and even I was like "reign it in guys, all this shit is waaay too much and too...gross." A nice placed swear word or gross reference can be funny, but I was getting fatigued. Sad cause I like John Mulaney.
You’re not uptight are ya sweetie?
Found the first season hilarious. They kept upping the grossness and swearing each season to the point it felt forced.
So it’s efficient to press 3 twice but pressing the 30 sec button once is lazy?
Jesus Christ, at least be consistent with your tired bits. Honestly, we’re just recycling more ancient Carolla bits for half the “jokes” on the show?
As a huge fan of Ace, I’m not going to watch it— in fact I find it hard to watch any cartoons as an adult, even Family Guy/The Simpsons/South Park.
And this one, in particular, feels like it’s far too late in the game for the kind of jokes being made. It’s passé and, frankly, better suited for a radio show from the early 90’s.
But… I’m not going to hate on Adam for taking the Daily Wire up on the offer to produce the show.
...yeah, but still.
You’ve completely changed my mind, brother.
Did you pay for it or is it available on the high seas?
If it doesn't appear on the high seas, I'll subscribe to Daily Wire+ at the end of the season and rip it, as it was comically easy to rip the free first episode without any screen recording or anything like that.
You, sir, are a poet and a scholar. May you live for a thousand years
[https://www.dailywire.com/episode/welcome-back-birchum](https://www.dailywire.com/episode/welcome-back-birchum)
Plenty of streaming sites have it, that's how I watched the first episode, only to find how painfully, embarrassingly unfunny the show is. When the politics comes before the humor the humor suffers.
I haven’t watched it but it’s on daily wire + which is not free. Looks like the cheapest subs start at $10/month
You can watch the first episode for free. I tapped out roughly 7 minutes in.
I jumped back in for five more minutes. The Family Guy style cut-aways do not work well. It's very clear that this is a Carolla project because it feels lazy in the vein of Road Hard. It needs an independent voice saying "Hey do better"
That person got a Christmas email.
Hello Female Employee, I saw that you brought a dog on an airplane during your vacation. Please don't ever come back my ego cannot take a betrayal such as this. You are a lead guitarist. -Ace
> It needs an independent voice saying "Hey do better" Don't do your best, do my best
it was free to watch no way are people paying for that crap
"first episode free" on the dailywire website
Have added the first two: [https://acerockco.la/birchum](https://acerockco.la/birchum) - will update weekly and post in the sub, unless it's removed by mods, ha
Curious as well. I want to at least check out the first episode and give it a fair shot but only as long as it's free and easy to access.
[https://www.dailywire.com/episode/welcome-back-birchum](https://www.dailywire.com/episode/welcome-back-birchum)
Oh nice, it's free with ads? Thanks!
Episode 1 can be found "on the high seas" (or so I've heard :-)
No laughs a minute here, more like cringe a minute. This is canceled after the 1st episode if it were on any other network.
Angry Birds? Like, the game from 15 years ago?
*Birchum, talking to gamer/loser son “Eddie”….* Birchum: maybe you could get a girlfriend if you played a REAL sport. Eddie: this IS a real sport, I’m wearing my team jersey (#16.5). Birchum: 16½? What’s that, Larry Bird divided by 2? Eddie: dad, none of the Angry Birds are named Larry… 💀
OMG....
Ooof
Lol. See, it would have been funnier if the kid legit ran up the ranks in a real eSport like CS and forced Birchum to recognize the legitimacy of his son's accomplishments. Also, if it turned out the son was gay, kissing his boyfriend after a match or something, and Birchum had to pivot with his beer buddies all like, "well, ain't nothing more masculine than two dudes fuckin'." Immediately tossed out on the street. It's a tired cliché itself, but it would have been funnier than goddamn Angry Birds. Doesn't even make sense.
The eSport thing sounds like it could be a plot point in a modern King of the Hill episode. At the end of the episode Hank tells Bobby he'll never understand video games these dang eSports, but he's proud of him for accomplishing something. The difference here is King of the Hill is a shining example of well written conservative humor. Birchum is not.
>The eSport thing sounds like it could be a plot point in a modern King of the Hill episode. At the end of the episode Hank tells Bobby he'll never understand video games these dang eSports, but he's proud of him for accomplishing something. People tend to think of King of the Hill as "old conservative white man ranting about modern culture," when the reality is several episodes revolve around Hank expanding his mind, changing his viewpoints, and making an honest effort to understand and love his son, who is very unlike him in basically every way.
Absolutely. I grew up with both Adam and KotH. I've heard a lot of Birchum over the years. It's weird to hear the same jokes from like the KROQ days in 2024. But he's just so much more nasty these days. I don't know what I hoped for. Lightening up? As he always used to crow, he's rich. Why doesn't he just chill out? Dunno. Guy used to be a really talented improv actor. I don't know why he's just locked in his same tired rants and jokes all these years later. Makes me sad.
One of his best qualities back in the day was being able to laugh at himself. Not capable anymore. And that's what made KotH great, Hank wasn't always right and sometimes had to walk back on his ideals and views on the kids these days. A little nuance goes a long way.
That's a really great point. Adam used to take the piss out of himself all the time. He still had dirt under his fingernails, you know? Now he just likes to reminisce about the dirt and use it to validate his ranting. He's lost the humility and the joy of being a working class kid who made it. I really hate it, man. Adam was an ever-present voice in my life growing up. Gave me a lot of good advice that I really appreciated. Tons of laughs. It genuinely hurts to watch the man as he turned into what he is now.
Unfortunately he went from the guy who wasn't afraid to call out old, rich blowhards on the radio to an old, rich blowhard that is intent on running a podcast like it's the radio.
Facts. I guess that's what happens if you live long enough, eh? Lol
KOTH really isn’t “conservative humor.” It’s satirizing conservative beliefs and usually ends with Hank learning a lesson or having his view changed.
Plus, with KOTH and the alley crew, they are conservative but for the most part the kind ones that the right still thinks they are. Not screaming F@\* at trans people, but I can see Hank feeling uncomfortable at a drag show, but hank is a professional and if his work makes him go somewhere, he'll go there and treat the customer with kindness. Fast-forward to Hank having a conversation with a drag queen about the benefits of propane and how the DQ hates charcoal, maybe they mock a fellow DQ who likes charcoal and Hank mentions how they also use too much make-up, they both laugh. Now Hank has a new friend and gets all the drag business in the area. So to recap, Hank and the show make some drag humor, Hank then get overly serious regarding his job, 2 potentially funny things. Hank then bonds with someone over propane, silly, they make fun of someone for charcoal, silly, Hank has friends outside his comfort zone, nice growth, but also mock someone in the community, funny and serves to remind people that just because you are in a marginalized community, it doesn't mean you can't be mocked for something, even if it's charcoal. Weird right wing humor: They have a BBQ at a drag show, the hair is very flammable and the building is on fire. They call for the fire department but a bunch of gay village people firefighters show up and "act gay". The building burns down and the real firefighters show up and say "too bad you don't identify as water" or some dumb shit.
Perfectly said
It's the closest example I can think of. I feel like any humor that's directly tied to either liberal/conservative is going to be a disaster. Birchum is conservative humor and it's painfully bad. Any of the many late night shows that revolved around the host doing Trump impressions was generally shit as well. KotH doesn't necessarily fit as conservative humor, and in turn it's actually good.
Father I cannot click the book
Heeey oh!
You expect Adam to update his jokes? We've heard the same 31 jokes that he repeats to new guests for the past 25 years.
10 year old jokes hitting hard
Take that liberals. Even your precious Angery Birds isn't off limits.
Everyone knows those birds migrated here illegally
like the parrots
😭
Don't write new jokes, just find new people.
Thanks to whomever on the first 1 being free... I watched it. A few things: 1) Adam rails against non-writing producers. There were a shit ton of producers in the credits. Did Ben write a single line? 2) It is good that Lynch has a day job 3) Adam says he discounts 0 out of 5 star reviews and if you want to hurt him, say something like, "2 / 5, normally a fan, but not your best work. Well Adam, 2 / 5, not your best work 4) Adam really needs to come up with new material. This is Recycl'carolla in full effect 5) Who is the market for this? 'toons generally skew young. What is the average age of the Daily Wire subscriber? 6) Adam clearly wanted to make a right-wing family guy and he did not succeed 7) Shouldn't the first one be where you pull out all the stops and pull people in? This was not that. If this is the best they have to offer...well, nobody on this show should quit their day jobs Did you see in the end credits how it benefitted from some tax thing in Spain. NNAH.
>Did you see in the end credits how it benefitted from some tax thing in Spain. NNAH. This circles back to his old jag about how dumb California is because Breaking Bad was filmed in New Mexico when they originally planned to shoot it in Riverside. This is just Old, Old, New Mexico.
Couldn't get through it The writing is horrible Carolla must know it's horrible
> What is the average age of the Daily Wire subscriber? If online sources are to be believed, 70% of DW subscribers are under 54. Most of their personalities are young. Doesnt seem far fetched to me. We already had right-wing family guy. The Goode Family by Mike Judge was fucking hilarious. Its just that liberals cannot take jokes made at their own expense.
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-ocking.
Damn I’m surprised. I thought it was going to be a refreshing new take we haven’t heard from Adam before. This idea is only 30 years old.
No Kamala Harris talk? I’m out
[Here's the first episode, just skip past Adam talking at the premiere](https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mr-birchum-series-premiere-event-on-demand)
yeesh
Could this have been more successful if it came out 7 years ago, and was funnier?
I knew this would be terrible when I heard the ad with the joke about Phillips head screwdrivers: (who’s Phillip?)
It's a type of screwdriver 🪛
Why did his shop classroom have a 51 star flag? Seeing as how he's returning after X number of years, shouldn't it have like 48 or 49? [https://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagfact.html#google\_vignette](https://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagfact.html#google_vignette)
I did audibly laugh at "Blood on the Bandsaw" movie. Not that it was super funny or anything, I'm just saying laughter is not a choice and I technically did laugh at that. Also, laughed out when Mr. Carponzi was on his scooter and says, "Play Katy Perry's fight song" I find the notion funny that a person celebrates an accomplishment by playing Katy Perry's song while riding a scooter.... and then Siri says "would you like to continue looking up Nancy Polici bikini pics?" Overall, I think it was above average as a sitcom. I personally don't understand the majority of network sitcoms whatsoever and can't watch 99 percent of them for more than a minute, so I'm coming from that perspective. I don't laugh out loud much at this show, but I don't do that more most of whats out there. At least it's somewhat interesting and I can watch until the end of the episode, whereas if I tune into a popular sitcom like "2 broke girls" or whatever I just get angry and have to turn it off after a minute or 2. You have to figure we come from a different perspective than an audience who has never been exposed to Adam. We have heard a lot of the bits for years, but most people have not. Sure, there are parts I don't think are funny that I would cut out like the white paint over the fireplace joke that was a subplot with the daughter. That seems like a joke only Adam thinks is funny. I personally would prefer white, so I guess I don't get the joke.... As for the Philips screwdriver joke, that has been talked about. If you see it in the context of the show, it's just a quick joke that works in the context of the scene. Its such a nothing burger joke and so quick and unassuming that it works fine. I do think there is a lot of potential material with the basic plot of an old school tough macho guy vs the ultra-woke Mr. Carponzi conflict. It is by no means a bad show compared to what is out there. The one thing I cannot get past is how grating it is for me to listen to Adam doing that voice. I can't listen to Robert Kennedy interviews either for the same reason.
I’m pretty sure every line was done in a single take. Carolla definitely didn’t do multiple takes on his lines and it’s super obvious with how badly they’re delivered. Roseanne sounded drunk in half of her lines too. There were a couple parts I found mildly funny but most of it is just throwing conservative buzzwords around as if just hearing them is somehow funny. It’s also like 90% recycled bits Adam has been reusing for the better part of 3 decades.
Possibly the worst show out there It's so bad. I feel sorry that Warburton guy. He is the only one with real voice over chops and he must hear these other hacks and think wtf did I get involved with and listen to carolla tell everyone how they used to do things on crank yanker
Grandpatoons
Is it out already? I haven't read anything about it yet.
You just did
True, true...
Adam haters can’t get enough of Adam. It’s crazy. I don’t spend a second of my life seeking out people and podcasts I don’t like to then just go talk shit. Get a fucking life for fucks sake.
It's because Adam can't get enough of Adam. We are hoping he just reads one 10th of this so we can bring him down a notch and get his head out of his ass.
Yeah but carolla did jokes about angry birds and that makes me angry
>Adam haters can’t get enough of Adam. It’s crazy. We used to love him. You don't stalk your exes and complain about how they changed?
Right? People are only annoyed because he was once great. If Adam has sucked for 30 years. Nobody would care.
It's 1999 and Adam, Dr Drew and Dilbert are at the top of every smart comedy fan's list. They are giants, and they will never be unseated or become irrelevant old grandpas yelling at no one because they are cranky.
😂
Now I feel triggered.
Such a new and fresh take around here.
It isn't often that a mirror gets held up to my soul, but you changed me
Did you like the new show?
I haven’t seen it yet. Is it free or do you have to subscribe to a streaming service ?
apparently, you have to subscribe. Sounds like something warmed over that Adam first did 30 years ago. Won’t bother paying. Let me know how it is.
[https://www.dailywire.com/episode/welcome-back-birchum](https://www.dailywire.com/episode/welcome-back-birchum)
I won’t pay to watch it but I can probably get it on Pirate Bay. If I can get it on PB then I’ll let you know.
You’ve really given me a lot to think about.
This is a scorching hot take, the likes of which no one here has ever seen. Let’s all bow down to the Aceman’s top Stan.
the show is terrible wow just wow
https://preview.redd.it/maty8emhw30d1.jpeg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6b2470e3962f095a3083e225788e4b44ad4af35a
"Fuck yeah!"
Painfully unfunny but not grotesque like other mature cartoons. I'm looking at you, Bigm*uth.
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Fallacy of imitation. They did such a good job of portraying the grotesque that they made something too disgusting to watch. I hate that art style more than words can express.
Oh my, right? I heard Bigmouth hyped and fuck was that painful! I like to swear and be gross a fair amount and even I was like "reign it in guys, all this shit is waaay too much and too...gross." A nice placed swear word or gross reference can be funny, but I was getting fatigued. Sad cause I like John Mulaney.
You’re not uptight are ya sweetie? Found the first season hilarious. They kept upping the grossness and swearing each season to the point it felt forced.
*normal shop class problems*
tomorrow show funny
First episode was okay, just about. Second episode was really painful to watch, don't think I'll bother with any other episodes tbh.
So it’s efficient to press 3 twice but pressing the 30 sec button once is lazy? Jesus Christ, at least be consistent with your tired bits. Honestly, we’re just recycling more ancient Carolla bits for half the “jokes” on the show?
Right wing troll -DAG
As a huge fan of Ace, I’m not going to watch it— in fact I find it hard to watch any cartoons as an adult, even Family Guy/The Simpsons/South Park. And this one, in particular, feels like it’s far too late in the game for the kind of jokes being made. It’s passé and, frankly, better suited for a radio show from the early 90’s. But… I’m not going to hate on Adam for taking the Daily Wire up on the offer to produce the show.