Each week, we will be taking an in depth look at some of the best sitcoms and comedy shows from both the UK and the USA.
Today we will be looking at a comedy that was based on the book Undateable: 311 Things Guys Do That Guarantee They Won’t Be Dating or Having Sex – Undateable.
About the Show
Opening Titles
Summary of Plot
Danny Burton is a 34-year-old carefree single guy who has watched most of his friends move on to serious relationships. When his last remaining single friend Shannon moves out to marry, Danny searches for a new roommate. – IMDb
Number of Seasons / Episodes
3 seasons
Characters:
Chris D’Elia – Danny
Brent Morin – Justin
Bianca Kajlich – Leslie
Ron Funches – Shelly
David Fynn – Brett
Rick Glassman Burski
Trivia
- Because of the live format in the third season, not only have the cast broke the fourth wall to make jokes acknowledging the show is live, but they have repeatedly improvised by poking fun at one another’s personal life or past projects
- Aly Michalka exited the project due to creative reasons and was replaced by actress Briga Heelan.
- Several cast members of Scrubs (2001) have appeared on this show as guest stars, such as Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Neil Flynn, Christa Miller, and Bob Clendenin. (Their characters on Scrubs (2001) are J.D., Turk, Elliot, The Janitor, Jordan, and Dr. Zeltzer, respectively.)
- The exterior for Black Eyes Bar is O’Malley’s in Seal Beach. Show writer Craig Doyle’s mother had a store down there for years
- Ed Sheeran Guest starred
Clips
Singing
How To Apologise In Italian
Ed Sheeran appearance
