| Human Giant | |
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![]() The cast of Human Giant (from left to right), Rob, Paul and Aziz. |
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| Genre | Sketch comedy |
| Created by | Aziz Ansari Rob Huebel Paul Scheer Jason Woliner |
| Starring | Aziz Ansari Rob Huebel Paul Scheer |
| Opening theme | "Romantic Rights" by Death from Above 1979 |
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| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
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| Original channel | MTV |
| Original run | April 5, 2007 – April 16, 2008 |
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| Official website | |
Human Giant is a sketch comedy show on MTV, starring writer/performers Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer and directed primarily by Jason Woliner.
The show has completed two seasons. The status of a third season is unknown. In interviews, the group has mentioned that they were offered a third season by MTV but were unable to complete it due to Ansari's commitments to the new NBC show Parks and Recreation. However, the group has stated that MTV has left the door open for the group to complete a third season at a later date or to produce a special for the network.
In November 2008, The Hollywood Reporter noted the group is currently developing a feature film with Red Hour Films, the production company run by Ben Stiller and producer Stuart Cornfeld.
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The show, which premiered on April 5, 2007, consists of short humorous videos. Some of the clips were first seen online such as "Shutterbugs," as part of Channel 101 NY, "Clell Tickle: Indie Marketing Guru,” “The Illusionators” and an unaired skit called "Other Music." Human Giant has also gained a large audience in the New York City comedy scene through live shows at the Upright Citizens Brigade and their weekly comedy show, Crash Test.
The show closed out a Thursday night "10 Spot" line-up for MTV, which also included Pimp My Ride, Short Circuitz (before being put on hiatus), and Adventures in Hollyhood, ending with Human Giant. The line-up started at 9 PM and ended at 11 PM.
H. Jon Benjamin, Brian Posehn, Patton Oswalt, Jon Glaser, Rob Riggle, Jay Johnston, Matt Walsh, Ghostface Killah, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Kristen Schaal, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Nichole Hiltz, June Raphael, Casey Wilson, Andy Blitz, Nick Swardson, Tapes 'n Tapes, Ted Leo, Devendra Banhart, Jonah Hill, Nick Kroll and Linda Cardellini.
Will Arnett, David Cross, Brian Posehn, H. Jon Benjamin, Jon Glaser, Rob Riggle, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Michael K. Williams, Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, A.D. Miles, Andy Blitz, Matt Walsh, Brian Stack, John Lutz, Jack McBrayer, Tracy Morgan and Andy Samberg.
| # | Episode title | Sketches |
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| 101 | "Mind Explosion!" |
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| 102 | "Let's Go!" |
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| 103 | "Lil 9/11" |
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| 104 | "Mosh Pit" |
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| 105 | "Ice Cream Party!" | |
| 106 | "Kneel Before Zerg" |
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| 107 | "Hello, Susan" |
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| 108 | "Ta Da!!" |
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The group began working on Human Giant Season 2 at the end of August, 2007. Season 2 premiered on March 11, 2008 and ran for 6 episodes. The season finale premiered April 15, 2008
| # | Episode title | Sketches |
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| 201 | "Duffel Bag of Death" |
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| 202 | "I'm Gonna Live Forever!" |
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| 203 | "Respect. Honor. Discipline" |
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| 204 | "I Want More Corn Chowder" |
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| 205 | Still Here, Man. Still Here. |
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| 206 | "She Be a Witch" |
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The cast of Human Giant were on-air on MTV and MTV2 for a twenty-four hour period between noon on Friday, May 18, 2007 to noon on Saturday, May 19, 2007, broadcasting from MTV's Times Square studio, during which time they were given free rein to perform skits, bring in guests, etc. The ostensible premise of the "marathon" was that their show would be given a second season if they could get a million hits on their website (which it did) during that time. Notable guests stopping by included Albert Hammond Jr., Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, and Jorma Taccone from Saturday Night Live, Will Arnett and Michael Cera from Arrested Development, John Krasinski, Bob Odenkirk, Michael Showalter, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, Ted Leo, Corn Mo, Todd Barry, Zach Galifianakis, Morningwood, Mastodon, Tapes 'n Tapes, The National, Tegan and Sara, and others.
The first season of Human Giant was released on March 4, 2008, one week ahead of the season two premiere on March 11. It was released in a two-disc set. Disc one features all eight episodes and commentary tracks on all episodes with special guests calling-in or with the cast in the commentary room. Disc two features highlights from the 24-hour marathon, deleted and alternate scenes, un-aired sketches, sneak previews for season two, early footage with Aziz, Rob and Paul, and a compilation clip.[1]
The core writing team consists of Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Jason Woliner and executive producer Tom Gianas. The following people have, at one point, also worked as consultants on the show:
Human Giant is a sketch comedy show on MTV, starring Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer.
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