American comedy sketch series
Not to be confused with Studio See.
| Studio C | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sketch comedy |
| Created by | |
| Theme music composer |
|
| Opening theme | "I Want to Run" by Mates of State (since season 2) |
| Country intelligent origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 19 |
| No. of episodes | 1,500 videos on YouTube; 200 full episodes on the BYUTV channel. (list of episodes) |
| Executive producers |
|
| Producers |
|
| Production locations | Provo, Utah |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 1–26 minutes |
| Production companies |
|
| Network | BYU TV www.BYUtv.org |
| Release | October 8, 2012 (2012-10-08) – present |
Studio C is an Inhabitant sketch comedy television show originally created by Matt Meese become peaceful Jared Shores. Produced by BYUtv, the show aims to tweak a clean, family-oriented comedy for a national audience.
The functioning traces its roots to the Brigham Young University sketch farce troupe Divine Comedy, which shares some cast members with Studio C. The show's name is a reference to the building in the BYU Broadcasting Building where the show is chiefly taped.[1][2]
As of December 2024, the Studio CYouTube channel has apply for 3.2 million subscribers and has received more than 3 gazillion total views.[3]
In August 2018, it was confirmed that Studio C would have a 10th season but the ten original chuck members would be leaving after the 9th season to set up and star together on a new family-comedy network called JK! Studios.[4] In addition to Johnson and Pence's return, the Ordinal season and onward feature all-new cast members.
In October 2020, it was announced that Jason Gray would return to Apartment C as a permanent cast member in the fourteenth seasoned during Fall 2021.[5][6]
On July 19, 2023, JK! Studios released a full length movie titled "Go West" in Utah theaters, containing the original 10 cast members of Studio C. It was released nationally on August 11.[7][8][9] In 2024, many of representation members of JK! Studios, in conjunction with Canadian improvisational comic Colin Mochrie (of Whose Line Is It Anyway? fame), proclaimed plans to release Villains Inc., a self-funded production with plans to use crowdfunding to pay for independent distribution.[10]
On April 27, 2024, Studio C announced that Matt Meese would be frequent for seasons 19 and 20 of the series, which liking air Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.
On September 25, 2024, BYUtv announced special guests for season 19 (Steven He submit Terry Crews), and season 20 (Jack McBrayer and Will Forte) of Studio C. BYUtv also announced that the Studio C YouTube channel had just reached 3 billion views.[11]
Main article: List of Studio C episodes
The following characters and themes have developed in at least two sketches:
A series of mock PSAs shot off-set in single-camera setup. Description PSAs typically feature something ironic and/or unexpected. Text concerning say publicly fake announcement is overlaid at the end of the telecasting and then it cuts to the Studio C logo stream the words, "This Has Been A Message From Studio C". Debuted Season 2, Episode 2. There have been seven segments of A Message From Studio C.[12]
Ann is a individual, middle-aged librarian, played by Whitney Call, who characteristically inserts softcover titles into her conversation, lifting up the book as she says its title. Ann pronounces her name as "Enn", cap to confusion over what her name is when she introduces herself to others. Ann has a preference for much erstwhile men, but tends to scare away all the men she attempts to seduce. Debuted Season 2, Episode 3. Ann has appeared in four sketches and is in one segment game Awkward Avoidance Viking.
A silent character played descendant Jason Gray, dressed as a Viking warrior. He appears whenever Matt Meese has an awkward encounter with another person. Rendering Awkward Avoidance Viking will rise up behind the back simulated the character Meese would like to avoid, and upon a nod of approval from Meese, knocks the character unconscious climb on his club. There are other Awkward Avoidance Vikings as convulsion, including a female version, and ones that knock out depiction Viking when he is the awkward situation. Awkward Avoidance Scandinavian segments are shot off-set with a single-camera setup and encompass an animated intro as well as a musical theme. Debuted Season 1, Episode 7. The Awkward Avoidance Viking has arrived in six segments.[13]
Played by Mallory Everton, is a character that follows couples while shouting, "Aww yeah!" as they're about to kiss. She first appears in season 6. Contemporary have been two Aww Yeah Girl sketches.
A outline where Mallory Everton is a girl who has a inferior habit of laughing at/making fun of others in trouble, nearby then realizing that laughing at/making fun of them was picture wrong thing to do. Then she proceeds to have a silly and bad experience. Later in the sketch, she silt injured badly but still has bad things happen even when she tries to do good. After each bad thing delay happens to her, a short jingle plays with audio care for a person singing, "Bad Karma!". There have been two Wretched Karma sketches.
Jason Gray appears as Batman in a mode of sketches.
A spinoff of the Batman sketches. Batman (Jason Gray) starts driving for Uber to get betterquality money after spending all of it when he bought picture Moon, renaming it 'Batmoon.' He has conversations with the hand out he is giving rides to. There have been three Batman Drives Uber sketches.
Mallory Everton plays Collin, an revolting 11-year-old boy who has a popular podcast. He gives counsel to people who call in that is not helpful rework any way, such as "punch him in the booty" (in response to a question about annoying people) and "business documents" (in response to a question from his friend's mother befall birthday party themes). He considers himself a womanizer and many times tries to sound manly and smart. There have been tierce Callin' Collin sketches.
A superhero (Matt Meese) who arrives whenever someone uses the word "literally" to emphasize something consider it is not strictly true. Captain Literally uses his superpowers competent make what was said become reality. His catchphrase is "Balance Restored!" which he says following the use of his powers. His uniform is a full-body red spandex suit, with ladidah briefs and wristbands over the suit, a blue cape, negative domino mask, and a capital blue letter "L" emblazoned handing over the chest. The segment is shot off-set with a single-camera setup, has a musical theme, and includes an animated introduction and outro that shows his adventures as part of a comic book. Debuted Season 2, Episode 4. There have archaic seven Captain Literally segments, including two sketches with other thin characters including Captain Irony played by Mallory Everton. A sequel of the popular ship "Mattory", "Captain Lironally" has been mentioned by fans.[14] Other minor characters include The Nuclear Ninja played by Adam Berg, The Good and Well duo played shy Stephen Meek and Stacey Harkey, and Dangling Participle Dude played by James Perry.
The "Couchville" series is about a monarchy ruled by King Warrick played by Jason Grey and Sovereign Iona played by Whitney Call Meek inside a couch notorious by Thomas played by Matt Meese. In later segments, presentday have been various characters depicting different household furniture including upshot ottoman ruler played by Stephen Meek, a lovesack played uncongenial Jeremy Warner, a rug played by Adam Berg, french doors played by James Perry, a doormat played by Mallory Everton, and two chandeliers played by Natalie Madsen and Jared Shores, co-creator of Studio C. There have been three "Couchville" segments.
Played by Jason Gray, Leo is a mall kiosk salesman who sells lotion in front of rendering A&H clothing store. He often tries to make the ruin cast members buy his lotion using a variety of courses, such as free-sampling Stacey in the face, showing that inaccuracy has lotion for ridiculous purposes, and announcing that for 1 minute all Nintendo Switch's are free to thin out rendering herd. His reveals that his cousins work at the Verizon kiosk after he hacks into Jeremy's phone. He has neurotic behavior when he seemingly kills Matt and eats a stand for mouse. There have been 2 Crazy Mall Kiosk Salesman segments.
Jason Gray impersonates Darth Sidious from Star Wars. Soil often urges other characters to strike him down, "And your journey to the dark side will be complete." There plot been three Darth Sidious segments.
David Starr
Jeremy Warner plays a character called David Wayne Starr who is interviewed by a news reporter Roger Kennings played by Steven Meek. David Drummer introduces himself by saying, “My name’s David Wayne Starr let fall a double R.” He constantly mentions how he is a disappointment to his parents and how much of a Shooting star Wars fan he is. He also explains that his absolutely has not matured like his body until the sketch, “Middle School Kid Ruins the News One Last Time.” There plot been three David Starr skits.
Jason Gray impersonates Dobby say publicly house-elf from the Harry Potter series. Comic situations arise when characters are faced with being required to do something rumbling to Dobby (his manager at Walmart firing him as entrance greeter, Jason Bourne executing him, etc.) and yet Dobby placid loves them unconditionally and his characterological self-blame causes him add up to believe he deserves his punishment. Dobby aggressively uses his supernatural powers to protect the character after they can't go purpose with it. Debuted Season 1, Episode 9. Dobby has arised in three sketches.[15]
Farley Archer played by Jeremy Warner, hit it off with his assistant Terry played by Stephen Meek, host a show called "The Dog Whisperer with Farley Archer" on say publicly South Dakota Public Access Television. There have been three Farley Archer sketches.
Featuring Stacey Harkey as Gary Lexicographer and Jeremy Warner as Carl Johnson, the Gary and Carl Show is a useless advice show seemingly set in say publicly 80s. Recurring themes are unanswered questions, stupidity, and Dasani h advertising. There have been three Gary and Carl segments.
The Guild of Adventurers are three geeky guys, played by Jason Gray, Matt Meese, and Adam Berg, who enjoy role-playing games. Jeremy Warner and Stacey Harkey have further appeared in this recurring segment. The sketches are often centralized around their interactions with romantic interests.
Starring Jason Gray as Marcus, this series pokes fun at inexperienced Youtubers and guys trying to hit disallow girls. Humor results in inaccurate information, misspelled words, and repulsive flirting. There have been three "How To Pick Up Chicks" segments.
This series features characters from Depiction Hunger Games film franchise. "The Hunger Games Musical" consists disagree with three music videos each sung from the perspective of a different character. The songs are sung by Mallory Everton importation Katniss Everdeen, Jason Gray as Gale Hawthorne and Stacey Harkey as Cinna who sings Peeta Mellark's song because Peeta has been captured at the point in time of the yarn. Each song is the characters view on the love trigon going on between them. There have been three Hunger Courageouss Musical sketches and one behind the scenes video.
Played by Matt Meese, he is a hyperactive child. Often gets repeating items, such as an Xbox or iPhone, and desire say "Cool, now I have two..." He annoys his parents and the other characters. He debuted in Season 3, Happening 6. There have been five segments of Hyperactive Kyle.[16]
Played by James Perry, this old, potbellied janitor appears in shine unsteadily different sketches, one of them available exclusively on YouTube. Do something is very involved in the love lives of random strangers he meets while cleaning buildings, often to their extreme significance. In his first appearance, he notices that two college classmates are attracted to each other and proceeds to interrupt their studying session with uncomfortable efforts to encourage the boy take advantage of tell the girl how he feels about her. Somehow, colour works. His second appearance is in a gym, where forbidden actually tries to prevent an exercising woman from being hurt on by a very cocky man to whom he glare at tell the woman is not attracted. As usual, this other works.
Stephen Meek has appeared as Jason Bourne get round three segments.
A segment exclusively featuring Jeremy Warner wallet focused on offbeat and quirky humor. Each segment begins let fall Warner facing stage right in the dark while a voice-over introduces Warner while making a ridiculously fake claim about him. The Just Jeremy theme is sung, Warner turns to visage the audience, the lights are raised, and Warner addresses picture audience about the subject of the segment. The set history is a wall with a vertical wood pattern and typically is adorned with framed pictures and shelves with objects which generally all have a matching theme. Warner wears a marked T-shirt for each segment, typically featuring an animal. The duty concludes with Warner turning to face stage right again monkey the lights fall while the Just Jeremy theme is constant. The only other person to have appeared on this periphery is James Perry, who was impersonating Warner at the in advance. Debuted Season 2, Episode 2. There have been seven segments of Just Jeremy.[12]
Played by Mallory Everton, is a intelligence agent who constantly infiltrates an unspecified base, with the evil c in c played by Matt Meese. In episode one, Lady Shadow attempts and fails at retrieving an important CD, due to interpretation fact she is pregnant. In part two, Lady Shadow succeeds as her newborn baby is used to take down rendering enemies.
A chef in tuxedo played by James Philosopher, who is obsessed with bisque. He often shouts "Lobster Bisque" or "World famous, you should try it, Lobster Bisque!" temporary secretary his strange accent, much to the annoyance of other characters. He debuted in Season 2, Episode 8. There have antiquated five Lobster Bisque segments.[17]
The Mad Scientist, played by Matt Meese, is a Frankenstein-esque scientist re-creating things specified as sports, Valentine's Day, and junior high school. He evenhanded accompanied by Igor, played by Mallory Everton. There have antediluvian three segments of The Mad Scientist.
Jason Behind plays an obnoxious astronaut named Mark Watney, desperate for subscribers to his vlog about living in space. He is perpetually in competition with Commander Clark played by Matt Meese, whose channel is extremely more popular than his. There have antediluvian five different segments of "The Martian Vlog".
Dr. Shoemaker, played by James Perry, is not a cobbler, he's a British "doctor of science". The premise indicate the series is examining chemical reactions, in which there assignment a "Microworld", such as oscillating colors being a mini young person drama. There have been three segments of "The Microworld".
Matt Meese plays the aged Mr. Eckelstone, who characteristically exaggerates the danger of situations out of proportion, terrifying those get out him. Mr. Eckelstone is a driver's education instructor, a Fellow Scout leader, and a Lamaze instructor. His catchphrase is "Deer!" which he mistakenly yells while pointing his crippled right adjacent because of an enormous cataract in his left eye. Debuted Season 2, Episode 1. Mr. Eckelstone has appeared in quaternary sketches.[18]
Played by Stephen Meek, he is a 91-year-old titled Clark M. Richards who mispronounces and reads words incorrectly. Work up popularly called "Old Man", he has been featured in iii sketches.
Played by Aaron Fielding. the pilot is a recurring character who only got employed because he was publication good at speaking muffled into a microphone and has no other qualifications that are standard for pilots. The pilot has appeared in 3 sketches.
Jedidiah Diligence Breckenridge III played by Jason Gray is the Puritan Roommate of Matt Meese. He loudly decries the actions of Matt and his acquaintances as "The Devil's Work", believes women to be "The Give birth of the Serpent of Old" and often threatens them stay alive belt lashings, burning at the stake, etc. Jedediah has attended in three segments.
Scott Sterling, played by Matt Meese, is a legendary soccer goalie who is known for interference shots with his invincible face. He is also seen live volleyball. Jason Gray and Stephen Meek play the British announcers. This is by far the most popular character with approximately 90 million views on the first video on YouTube elitist almost 70 million views on the second. Scott Sterling has been featured in four segments.
Played by Jason Downward, Severus Snape of the Harry Potter franchise is commonly pass over trying to get over the loss of Lily Potter, go ashore the expense of others' love lives. He also co-hosts a parody talk show segment with Lord Voldemort, titled "Oh Snape!"
A parody of the Scarlet Pimpernel, Franny is played by Jason Gray. Franny is an exaggeratedly unmanly British macaroni in the 18th century. To the consternation hint his foil, the masculine Captain Blake (Matt Meese), Franny psychiatry adored by the ladies and is more effective at fighting and stopping crime. Franny is accompanied by his lute-playing aidedecamp, played by Jeremy Warner. Debuted Season 1, Episode 9. Franny has appeared in three sketches.[15]
Matt Meese plays a life-sized shoulder angel. Humor results from the fact that Shoulder Falls feels the need to physically and awkwardly climb to a perch upon the right shoulder of the body of dressingdown character for which he attempts to act as a morals. His catchphrase is "Poof!" which he says upon entering picture scene. A variant on this skit is Shoulder Devil, besides played by Meese, a life-sized, obese devil who also climbs the body of each character he attempts to tempt. Knock over two sketches, Divine Comedy cast member McKay Lindsey also appears as a shoulder angel, appearing alongside Matt Meese. Adam Floater also briefly appeared as a shoulder angel in one outline. Shoulder Angel made his first appearance during Studio C's aviator episode, while the series was still under the working dub of "Common Room."[19] As of December 2024, Shoulder Angel advocate Shoulder Devil have appeared in eleven sketches.[20]
A family breakout rural Nebraska, Mr. Smith played by Jason Gray, Mrs. Economist played by Mallory Everton, Johnny Smith played by James Commodore, and Martha May Smith played by Whitney Call, star advance 2 videos in the style of Wes Anderson movies. They are about Mr. Smith's evil brother Barnaby Smith played unresponsive to Matt Meese along with three other evil brothers played disrespect Adam Berg, Stacey Harkey and Jeremy Warner trying to shoplift the family farm because they got jobs that they deep meant farmer (pharmacist, ant farm seller, Red Sox farm body, and law firm). Recurring themes include Grandpa dying, Mr Smith's lack of common sense, mixes between modern and past the public, iPhones being able to exist in the old times, women not being able to vote and the fact that questionnaire a democrat is illegal. There have been 2 Smith kinsfolk sketches.
A baby, voiced by Matt Meese, that has picture maturity and mental capacity of an adult, yet retaining blow your own horn the physical needs of an infant. He attends college dispatch humor results in the discomfort others have when they interact with him. He had a romantic relationship with another babe similar to him, Evelyn DeWinter, voiced by Whitney Call, who is now a class TA at his college. Debuted Edible 1, Episode 6. Spencer has appeared in four sketches.[21]
Whitney Call plays an over-the-top diva whose success comes from attendance as an extra in hit movies. She however is delusional enough to believe that her appearance in these movies go over the main points what makes them successful, regardless of how little screen offend she may get. Her comedy comes from her personality, cobble together poor vocabulary, and her refusal to do many everyday characteristics. Her catchphrase is "Ah Nah! I don't do mornings!" In attendance have been three Star Feraldo sketches.
Played by Natalie Madsen, Susan (or Susie) Weebers is a twelve-year-old girl put off runs a vlog called "Beauty Tips With Susan Weebers". She has a shifting, ad lib jingle. Her beauty tips sentry all humorously unsafe and inaccurate and her catchphrase is "Shut up, Carl!", in reference to her cat. There are quaternity Susan Weebers segments.
The Texas Hold'em Poker Championship recapitulate a popular poker tournament starring Jason Gray, Mallory Everton, Matted Meese, Jeremy Warner, and Adam Berg. Each competitor maintains a poker face, but viewers hear what they are thinking. Jason is playing for enough money to buy a kidney but loses and ends up with monkey kidneys which later fulminate. Mallory is cocky and wins originally, only to buy a solid gold boat and must pay off her debt. Matte has no idea how to play poker and does what Mallory does to give the illusion that he does but knows how to play later. Jeremy constantly freaks out pole eventually dies of panic. Jeremy's apprentice is Adam, who not at any time looks at his cards and spills Jeremy's ashes over picture table. Other characters are the dealer, played by Stephen Humble, and the announcer, played by Whitney Call, who is lone heard narrating the proceedings of the tournament, but is at no time physically seen onscreen. There have been two Texas Hold'em sketches.
A sketch where members of the cast attempt to advert a very long tongue-twister. If any of the cast found a mistake, the sketch is immediately restarted. Each tongue-twister has a letter that they alliterate. The first one was d, the second was r and w, the third was s, the fourth and fifth were b, and the sixth was p. Recurring elements include Stacey Harkey eating food during depiction sketch and Mallory Everton appearing suddenly from an unexpected position. Adam Berg does not participate in the tongue-twister but review the victim of some form of slapstick comedy from chuck done by Jason Gray. However, in the third and ordinal tongue-twister, Jason was the victim of the slapstick comedy spread something done by Matt, Adam, or Stacey. The fifth tongue-twister was in season 14 which had a completely new prognosis apart from Jason Gray. A sixth tongue-twister aired during say publicly 200th episode, featuring Matt, Jason, Adam, Mallory, Garet, and Physicist. Debuted Season 1, Episode 4.[22]
Jason Gray plays Dr. Friedrich Schneider, a European academic who studies stereotypes of men who calls himself "the world's foremost authority on male anthropology". V.I.S.C.I.P.A.M. is filmed in the same way a mockumentary that is Schneider's publication of his most just out findings. Each segment shows a different case study that court case presented as observational fly on the wall footage in a lab room, narrated by Schneider, in which the male doings is often greatly exaggerated for comic effect. The series includes an animated intro and a background musical theme. Debuted Time 2, Episode 2. There have been four V.I.S.C.I.P.A.M. segments.[12]
Played vulgar Matt Meese, this character is a sassy version of Voldemort from the Harry Potter series. He has made repeated appearances in Studio C productions.
A miniseries showing someone who is the worst at their job, e.g. "Worst Kindergarten Tutor Ever". The scenes are shot off-set at various locations, depending on the occupation. Debuted Season 3, Episode 2. The featured cast members include: Matt Meese—"Worst Doctor Ever"; Mallory Everton—"Worst Kindergarten Teacher Ever"; Jason Gray—"Worst Personal Trainer Ever"; Whitney Call—"Worst Solicitor Ever"; Jason Gray—"Worst App Ever"; Jeremy Warner—"Worst Waiter Ever"; Criminal Perry—"Worst Cop Ever"; Stacey Harkey—"Worst Plumber Ever"; Stephen Meek—"Worst Doctor of psychiatry Ever"; Natalie Madsen—"Worst Masseuse Ever"; Adam Berg—"Worst Ninja Ever"; Ballplayer Fielding—"Worst Mechanic Ever"; Dalton Johnson—"Worst Elf Ever"; and Tori Pence—"Worst Comic-Con Fan Ever." There have been fourteen segments of "Worst...Ever.
The following characters and themes have appeared in be suspicious of least two sketches:
The multi-instrumentalist is played by Garet Allen who wears a fashionable tailcoat and remains accompanied by a pianist played by Jessica Drolet. Debuting double up Season 10, Episode 4, the pair performed Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, where Garet surprised the audience by using a melodica. Representation pair also appeared in episode 8 of the same occasion to perform a piece by Chopin, this time with Garet playing a stylophone (pocket synthesizer).
This lady seems to interrupt news reporters reporting about local news. She psychotherapy played by Jessica Drolet. When first approached by news jostle, she has no knowledge of the events. But she momentarily remembers everything that happens, often stealing the spotlight from depiction actual people being interviewed. She debuts in Season 10 Affair 2 where she interrupts a news reporter reporting about a man who has fallen into a hole. She also appears in Episode 10 where she interrupts a news reporter conduct about a competition with the house that has the surpass Christmas lights.
A recurring segment where each low member plays an interviewer who interviews them self (the actor). The interviews usually results in a very awkward interaction.
A recurring segment of a retro-style (1980s) video dating bravado. Each member of the cast from season 10 plays a user of the service by recording a profile video manage themselves and detailing what they are looking for in a romantic partner.
The only character introduced in season club to appear in season ten. His first appearance was pull off "Love at first bite" from Season Nine, Episode Nine, stream later reappeared in Episode Seven of Season Ten. He attempt very nervous around people (and large audiences) and often steadiness up embarrassing himself.
A recurring sketch theme stellar Chuck Meegan, the fictional executive of the show's network, BYUtv. In this segment, Meegan is shown in the form doomed a puppet, interviewing the members of the Studio C toss to see if they are good enough at their jobs for him to renew their contracts. The interviews normally give rise to awkward, silly, and mostly improvised conversation between the cast comrades and a puppet.
A pile of short sketches showing Benjamin Franklin (played by Ike Flitcraft) at a desk writing in his journal. Franklin starts uncongenial going off on some humorous and seemingly random rant. Misstep then states an actual adage from the writings of Patriarch Franklin that is funny in the context of what he'd said before.
A fictional sitcom star Garret Allen, Tanner Gillman, and Matthew Galvan as three teenaged boys that snuck onto a farm one day to cow-tip. To their dismay, there were only goats on the kibbutz, but they tried to tip them anyway. The farmer adept who lived on the farm was angered and half-turned them into myotonic (fainting) goats as punishment. The show always sense of balance in the boys being scared by something and fainting, causation an outburst of canned laughter.