Popzilla
American adult animated sketch comedy television series
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::summary American adult animated sketch comedy television series ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Popzilla-logo.jpg |
| genre | Sketch comedy |
| Black comedy | |
| Parody | |
| Satire | |
| runtime | 22 minutes approx. |
| creator | R.J. Fried |
| Tim Hedrick | |
| Jared Miller | |
| Kevin Pedersen | |
| Dave Thomas | |
| company | Animax Entertainment |
| MTV Production Development | |
| country | United States |
| network | MTV |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | |
| num_episodes | 12 |
| :: |
| image = Popzilla-logo.jpg | genre = Sketch comedy Black comedy Parody Satire | runtime = 22 minutes approx. | creator = R.J. Fried Tim Hedrick Jared Miller Kevin Pedersen Dave Thomas | starring = | opentheme = | company = Animax Entertainment MTV Production Development | country = United States | network = MTV | first_aired = | last_aired = | num_episodes = 12 Popzilla is an American adult animated sketch comedy television series that aired on MTV. It premiered on September 27, 2009 following America's Best Dance Crew and ended on October 16 of the same year. The show is produced by Second City Television alum Dave Thomas and is an animated sketch comedy show focused on pop culture, celebrities, and famous figures. Each episode consists of about 30 sketches, each under a minute. Celebrities such as Britney Spears, Kevin Federline, Criss Angel and even fictional characters such as Harry Potter have all been targets in some of the early sketches released on YouTube.
Popzilla is animated in Flash by Animax Entertainment to provide for fast turnaround to cover celebrity news.
References
References
- "MTV Programs to The Millennial Generation With Nine New Shows and Five Returning Series". PRNewswire.
- Wolff, Ellen. (July 31, 2009). "Technology keeps TV toons topical". Variety.
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