'Freak Show':
On
Freak Show, You'll see the Freak Squad do things like covertly rolling back the mileage on the President's Trans-Am, reading the meter at an embassy in a dangerous war-torn country, or finding a way to import really good food from dangerous locales in order to sate the President's taste buds.
Premise:
Freak Show is an animated half-hour cartoon about a band of freak show performers who also happen to be second-rate superheroes.
Freak Show chronicles the adventures and misadventures of the illustrious Freak Squad, a band of carnival freaks secretly employed to undertake low-priority missions for the Pentagon. When they're not being superheroes, they perform for Bob and Helen Hartsdale's Funtyme Freak Show.
Characters:
The Freak Squad is comprised of: Tuck and Benny, The Siamese Twins (special power: separation); The Bearded Clam (special power: blinding bitch juice); The World's Tallest Nebraskan (special power: can shrink up to six inches); Primi, The Premature Baby (special powers: pinpoint projectile vomiting); and Log Cabin Republican (special power: transformation into Burly Bear).
Cast:
Freak Show employs a top notch cast of comedians to provide voices for the Freak Squad and other characters. David Cross (
Arrested Development) and H. Jon Benjamin (
Dr. Katz) provide character voices along with Will Arnett (
Arrested Development), Todd Barry (
The Larry Sanders Show and just about every Adult Swim cartoon), Janeane Garofalo (
The Larry Sanders Show), Jon Glaser (
The Daily Show), Kristen Schaal (
Ugly Betty) and Brian Stack (
Late Night with Conan O'Brien).
Creators:
Freak Show is based on an idea by David Cross (
Arrested Development,
Mr. Show) and H. Jon Benjamin (
Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist,
Home Movies).
David Cross
David Cross began his professional television career as a writer on The Ben Stiller Show. It was there that he first met Bob Odenkirk, with whom he would later co-create the award-winning HBO sketch comedy series, Mr. Show with Bob and Dave. (Bob Odenkirk's cartoon Tom Goes to the Mayor can be seen on Adult Swim.)
Cross has since starred as Tobias Funke in Arrested Development and has appeared in numerous films including Men in Black, Ghost World, Scary Movie 2 and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Cross has provided voices for characters in Tom Goes to the Mayor, Crank Yankers, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, King of the Hill and Home Movies.
Before Freak Show, Jon Benjamin was a series regular on Pilot Season for Trio and the co-star of the FBC pilot, Beat Cops. He was also a staff writer and series regular on Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist and a cast member on Adult Swim's Home Movies.
In addition to Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist, Benjamin has also done a lot of voice work in animated TV shows. His credits include starring roles in several Soup2Nuts cartoon shows and a new show on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, which he is co-writing with Jon Glaser. Benjamin also stars as the Devil in Lucy: The Daughter of the Devil.
Benjamin's animated show guest appearances include Aqua Teen Hunger Force episodes and he recently guest-starred in an episode of Fox's Family Guy.
