The Birthday Boys

2013 • IFC

4.7

32 reviews

TV-14

Rating

Eligible

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Season 1 episodes (11)

1 Paychecks!

10/18/13

A new sketch comedy show starring The Birthday Boys and guest starring Bob Odenkirk. The alternate story of the inventors of the personal computer-a group of nerds who were more consumed with their souped-up garage hangouts than the technology.

2 Goofy Roofers

10/25/13

A new sketch comedy show starring The Birthday Boys and guest starring Bob Odenkirk. The rise and fall of a group of residential roofers whose antics scored them a corny American multi-camera sitcom.

3 Catching Up On Shows

11/1/13

Tim loses his mind trying to keep up with the complicated story lines of shows in the current age of TV. Among the most fervently discussed: a mindless wacky variety show that counts each minute, on the minute, of the episode's hour.

4 Rock And Roll

11/8/13

A new sketch comedy show starring The Birthday Boys and guest starring Bob Odenkirk. The modern giants of Rock, Rap, and Dubstep are interviewed about the foundation of all modern popular music. With guest star Ben Stiller.

5 Cool Machine

11/15/13

A new sketch comedy show starring The Birthday Boys and guest starring Bob Odenkirk. The guys develop a scientific contraption that promises to turn them into "cool" versions of themselves.

6 Helpful Tips

11/22/13

A new sketch comedy show starring The Birthday Boys and guest starring Bob Odenkirk. We meet the 7 Pinkus brothers, owners and founders of The 7 Brothers' Brewery.

7 Skewered; bonus episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! Jim Gaffigan Wears a Blue Jacket & Plum T-Shirt

9/30/13

In this special preview episode we meet a man who discovered flight before the Wright Brothers. PLUS an episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! Jim Gaffigan eyes a new invention. Special Guests: Matt Walsh and Matt Besser.

8 All Your Favorites Are Back

12/6/13

A new sketch comedy show starring The Birthday Boys and guest starring Bob Odenkirk. The Boys are booked on a comedy event proclaiming that "All Your Favorites Are Back!" The line-up goes on and on and on...leaving the boys in green room limbo.

9 Going All The Way

12/13/13

A new sketch comedy show starring The Birthday Boys and guest starring Bob Odenkirk. The boys revisit their High School days with a pact to each lose their virginity before they graduate, made on graduation day, just as the ceremony commences.

10 Dumb Public

12/20/13

A new sketch comedy show starring The Birthday Boys and guest starring Bob Odenkirk. We meet Glanard Frugner, the worst animator of all time, and are introduced to some of his less than legendary creations.

101 Inside The Writers' Room

3/25/14

The Birthday Boys and Bob Odenkirk provide viewers with a look inside the writers' room as they generate ideas for their sketch comedy show.

About this show

With a nod to absurd yet intelligent legacy sketch shows Monty Python, Mr. Show and Kids in the Hall, the series features sketches that poke fun at real-life moments and cultural touchstones. From Steve Jobs and the rise of the personal computer, Lance Armstrong and the prevalence of performance-enhancing drugs, to the hardships of trying to keep up with too many shows on your DVR - the series takes a hilariously skewed perspective on everyone's shared experiences.

Ratings and reviews

4.7

32 reviews

Tonya D

August 15, 2014

These guys seem like they're having a whole "lotta" fun. From the artisanal beer makers to the sweaty courtroom, I'm luvin' this crew! Their skits show how much they and the writers pay attention to detail and the humor in niche markets and (what I think many would find) nonsensical and corney advertisements, overrated pastimes, and the revered startup silicon (or garage) groups/companies. I'm obviously ready for another season! As I type, I am laughing at the Local 7 News skit about the autistic kid. Omg!

1 person found this review helpful

Stephen Franczek

December 12, 2019

One of the funniest shows I've ever seen. If you like Mr. Show, you will love this. It's got everything from satire to physical comedy and ranges from extremely clever to lowest of the low brow.

E M (Herman Aufelmeister)

November 7, 2013

Its an odd style of sketch comedy they are doing, but they do it amazingly. Very funny group of guys, and of course its amazing watching Odenkirk in sketch comedy again.

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