Nick Swardson's Pretend Time

Nick Swardson's Pretend Time
Title card
Format	Sketch comedy Off-color humor
Created by	Nick Swardson Tom Gianas
Directed by	Tom Gianas
Starring	Nick Swardson
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	15 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Nick Swardson
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Happy Madison Productions
Broadcast
Original channel	Comedy Central
Picture format	16:9 HDTV
Original run	October 12, 2010 (2010-10-12) – Present
External links
Website

Nick Swardson's Pretend Time is a TV sketch comedy show created by and starring comedian and actor Nick Swardson. The show premiered on Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at 10 p.m. EST on Comedy Central.^[1]

The first season had seven episodes, with new episodes premiering weekly on Comedy Central at 10 p.m. EST. The episodes of season one had an opening sketch, and then a note about the episode, or sometimes something random, from Nick Swardson. All the episodes of the first season have also included appearances from a character named Gay Robot, who originally appeared on Adam Sandler's comedy album Shh...Don't Tell. Gay Robot was and is currently voiced by Nick Swardson.

Overview

The show features comedic sketches, such as Wheelchair Cat, Gay Robot, a masturbating sniper, and a parody of Nightmare on Elm Street involving incest-related dreams. In the beginning of each episode, Nick Swardson will discuss something about the episode, or possibly something random about himself, or the show. All the episodes titles are named after one of Nick's favorite lines used in the show. For instance, in the season one finale, a house owner asks their guest if they know what the address of the house is, and the guest replies sarcastically with "Um... I don't know... Blah Blah Blah Main Street?". The latter part of the line was chosen as the title for the seventh episode of the first season.

Episodes

Season 1: 2010

#	Title	Guest(s)	Original airdate
1	"Powdered Doughnuts Make Me Go Nuts"	Natasha Leggero & Ryan Phillipe	October 12, 2010 (2010-10-12)
Nick dedicates the episode to his dead cat Fitzgerald. Sketches include a paralyzed cat, the television introduction of Gay Robot, a father who writes a "bucket list" for his son, a car that runs on urine, and a profile of Lady Gaga's brother, Garry, a New Jersey police officer. This episode was dedicated to comedian Greg Giraldo
2	"The Leather Swingset With the Monkey and the Gun"	Finesse Mitchell & Shwayze	October 19, 2010 (2010-10-19)
Nick discusses how dirty the show can be. Sketches include inappropriate paramedics, a house haunted by an optically challenged portrait, Gay Robot's creepy neighbor, an ill-fated jungle expedition, and a civil-rights-era fable.
3	"I Just Got Voodoo'd"	Nick Kroll, Paul F. Tompkins, & Katrina Bowden	October 26, 2010 (2010-10-26)
Nick talks about the trouble they had casting the Freddy Krueger sketch. Sketches include a parody of Nightmare on Elm Street, a parody of Top Chef, Nick as a ballet dancer, and a parody of a 1940s mummy film.
4	"Mudslide Junction"	Adam Scott, Kerri Kenney, & Horatio Sanz	November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
Nick talks about how happy he is to be working with Gay Robot again. Sketches include a cereal parody with an insane sponsor, a radio personality who has a knack for delivering bad news, and innovative camping equipment.
5	"Relapse Into Refreshment"	Matt Walsh & Bob Odenkirk	November 9, 2010 (2010-11-09)
Nick discusses his obsession with scatological humor at an early age. Sketches include a TV show about a masturbating sniper, pirates following a treasure map tatooed to one of their scrotums, and a man with unorthodox survival skills (such as bashing out his teeth to make a weapon to fight night creatures and bigfoot, eating rocks, and giving himself oral sex.
6	"Monday Morning Meltdown"	Paul Scheer & Harland Williams	November 16, 2010 (2010-11-16)
A parody of James Cameron's Avatar set in an office, a TV show, called "Critter Getters", about two men capturing a bear, and an appearance by Superman.
7	"Blah Blah Blah Main Street"	Richard Riehle, Laura Kightlinger, & Owen Benjamin	November 23, 2010 (2010-11-23)
Nick discusses his horrible kitten sweater. Featuring sketches about an ill-fated couple's role playing, a family's guest with an uncontrollable need for the bath room, Gay Robot trying to buy plane tickets to an alien probing site, the scenario of Titanic if it was in an underwater planet, a forest ranger's job of breaking up homosexual intimacy, the recovery of a time capsule filled with sexual objects, and a man who wants to work at a cupcake factory with a twist.

Season 2: 2011

Nick Swardson announced via his Facebook page that a second season was being produced and hopefully would air mid-October. Filming of season 2 of "Pretend Time" started on June 13. On September 28, 2011, a 'Clip Show' episode was aired featuring the most popular skits from the first season.^[2] The season premiered October 6, 2011.^[3]

#	Title	Guest(s)	Original airdate
8	"Show Me on the Doll"		October 6, 2011 (2011-10-06)
9	"Baby Not From Booty"		October 13, 2011 (2011-10-13)
10	"PETA Not on Set"		October 20, 2011 (2011-10-20)
(interstitial) Figure skating and smartphones, Vanilla: the suicidal dog, Handyman 3000 private masturbator, "Meating" the Parents, Piñata Your Body, (interstitial) Party Olympics, Live News, Pump Punch punching bag.
11	"Full Blown Eggs"	Laura Silverman, Jay Johnston, & Steve Agee	October 26, 2011 (2011-10-26)
(interstitial) Nick's run-in with his mother's cat; Party Pants; Wheelchair Cat and the cocaine overdose girl; Big Tits Eat Free; People's Corner: Frank Jaspers; (interstitial) Fleshlight; Victims of the recession: Bargain Bob's; Adult predators.
12	"The Mis-Education of Garry Gaga"		November 2, 2011 (2011-11-02)
(interstitial) Flying next to actress Liv Tyler; Famous Siblings Vol.10: Garry Gaga; NanaStall; Face transplant from Denny's medical center; The Drunk Whisperer; (interstitial) drunk driving and the NBA; Fist Cam; Stuck in an elevator.
13	"Flying Stripper"	Ron Perlman	November 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)
(interstitial) Johnny Depp's great life; a couple's magic show date ends badly; The Flying Stripper; Do we know each other?; (interstitial) Failed inventions; Creepio turns Thanksgiving into a nightmare; missing woman.
14	"Legalize Meth"		November 16, 2011 (2011-11-16)
Comedians Owen Benjamin join Nick when he discusses sketches that didn't make it; drunk girls cause problems at a fast food restaurant; a first time dad gets upset about visitors at a hospital's baby nursery.

References

1. ^ http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/pretend_time/index.jhtml
2. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1721648/episodes
3. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/16/comedy-central-announces-fall-premiere-dates-for-new-series-specials-and-returning-favorites/100548/

External Links

• Official Website on Comedy Central
• Nick Swardson's Pretend Time Full Episodes Guides on TVGuide.com