FOX Heads Back to School When "Sit Down, Shut Up" Premieres Sunday, April 19
Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Kristin Chenoweth, Will Forte, Tom Kenny, Nick Kroll, Cheri Oteri, Kenan Thompson and Henry Winkler are among the ensemble voice cast.
January 13, 2009
FOX heads back to school when "Sit Down, Shut Up," a new animated comedy joining the Sunday Animation Domination lineup, premieres Sunday, April 19 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
From Mitch Hurwitz, the creator of "Arrested Development," "Sit Down, Shut Up" focuses on the dysfunctional faculty and staff at a high school in a small Florida fishing town as they strive to do anything... but teach.
Based on the hit live-action Australian series with animation set against a live-action backdrop, the series lampoons modern society while exposing the dreams, flaws and struggling humanity of our first and most formative authority figures: teachers.
The series features a dream team cast of voice talent including Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Kristin Chenoweth, Will Forte, Tom Kenny, Nick Kroll, Cheri Oteri, Kenan Thompson and Henry Winkler,
"Sit Down, Shut Up" is executive-produced by Mitchell Hurwitz, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum ("Two and a Half Men") and Josh Weinstein ("The Simpsons", "Futurama"). The show is produced by Sony Pictures Television, 20th Century Fox Television, Tantamount Studios and Granada International Media, Inc.
From Mitch Hurwitz, the creator of "Arrested Development," "Sit Down, Shut Up" focuses on the dysfunctional faculty and staff at a high school in a small Florida fishing town as they strive to do anything... but teach.
Based on the hit live-action Australian series with animation set against a live-action backdrop, the series lampoons modern society while exposing the dreams, flaws and struggling humanity of our first and most formative authority figures: teachers.
The series features a dream team cast of voice talent including Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Kristin Chenoweth, Will Forte, Tom Kenny, Nick Kroll, Cheri Oteri, Kenan Thompson and Henry Winkler,
"Sit Down, Shut Up" is executive-produced by Mitchell Hurwitz, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum ("Two and a Half Men") and Josh Weinstein ("The Simpsons", "Futurama"). The show is produced by Sony Pictures Television, 20th Century Fox Television, Tantamount Studios and Granada International Media, Inc.