'Sit Down, Shut Up':
Sit Down, Shut Up follows a group of unconventional teachers and staff members working at a high school in a small northeastern fishing town. Premiere date: April 19, 2009.
Premise:
Sit Down, Shut Up draws its humor from our failing education system, and the sorry lives of the teachers and staff, including a principal who is on sick leave from a series of accidents, that may or may not have been attempts to escape.
Characters:
Sit Down, Shut Up is more about the dysfunctional personalities that run the high school more than the students. The characters have fun names like Sue Sezno and Larry Littlejunk.
Creators:
Sit Down, Shut Up is based in a hit live-action show in Australia of the same name. Mitch Hurwitz (Arrested Development) created the show, along with Eric and Kim Tannenbaum (Two and a Half Men). Other executive producers include Bill Oakley
Josh Weinstein (The Simpsons).
My Two Cents:
The cast of Sit Down, Shut Up is absolutely top notch, with many main players from Arrested Development as well as Saturday Night Live. (Where have you been, Cheri Oteri?!) The humor is smart and cutting. Social commentary abounds, obviously focused on our educational system. Sit Down, Shut Up is smart, offensive and refreshingly funny.
