Smiling Friends
- www.hollywoodreporter.com Why ‘Smiling Friends’ Will Never Turn Serious as It Lands Season 3 at Adult Swim
With the series' return confirmed during Annecy, co-creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel vowed to avoid serialization or veering toward the dramatic: "It's McDonald's of TV."
- bleedingcool.com Smiling Friends Creators Want Series to Have "Always Sunny" Vibes
Smiling Friends creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel shared an aspect of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia they want their show to emulate.
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‘Smiling Friends’ Renewed for Season 3 at Adult Swim
variety.com Adult Swim Unveils Series Orders for ‘Oh My God, Yes!,’ ‘Ha Ha You Clowns’ and Season 3 of ‘Smiling Friends’ (EXCLUSIVE)"Oh My God, Yes" got a pilot last year and "Ha Ha You Clowns" was part of Adult Swim Shorts. "Smiling Friends" Season 2 is airing now.
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The Bizarre Appeal of "Smiling Friends" - The cult-favorite Adult Swim series nails the weirdness of Australia.
slate.com The Sublime Weirdness of Max’s Most Popular New ShowAdult Swim’s Smiling Friends nails the weirdness of Australia.
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Smiling Friends Season 2 Dominates Max's Top TV Shows Ranks
> Smiling Friends is back in action with Season 2 of the animated series, and the Adult Swim original has taken the top spot on Max's Top TV Shows chart with its latest episodes! Smiling Friends was one of the most anticipated returns of the year for Adult Swim fans, and this was proven following the debut of the new episodes earlier this Spring. Each new episode of the season thus far has gone viral in one way or another, and it seems that this has further fueled both older and newer fans to check out the series as it airs. > > Smiling Friends Season 2's new episodes hit Max the day after their initial broadcast with Adult Swim, and it seems like the new series is taking over as it has reached the number one spot on Max's Top TV Shows list over the likes of recently premieres hits like The Jinx Part Two, Hacks Season 3, Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter, 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? and more. Smiling Friends co-creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel celebrated the news with a special sketch you can check out below. > > > smiling friends just hit #1 on @StreamOnMax! thank you to our incredible hardworking team and everyone for watching our silly little cartoon >> >>-michael & zach
- www.ign.com Smiling Friends Season 2, Episodes 1-3 Review - IGN
The animated invention of Smiling Friends hasn’t lost a step in its hilarious second season.
- www.primetimer.com Smiling Friends Proves There’s Still a Hunger for Adult Swim’s Demented Humor
Led by Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack, the Smiling Friends crew continue to up their game in Season 2.
- www.thewrap.com Smiling Friends Season 2 Review: Betting on the Weird and Wonderful
In "Smiling Friends" Season 2, the set of bite-sized episodes expand on the comedy’s bizarre world with bold, brash and smart dark humor
- www.indiewire.com ‘We Ordered a Sh*t Ton of Art Supplies and Made Ourselves Laugh’: Inside Adult Swim’s Puppet-Filled April Fool’s Day Stunt
Adult Swim SVP of creative Jacob Escobedo talks to IndieWire about pulling off their 'Smiling Friends' puppet prank on April Fool's Day.
> Adult Swim SVP of Creative Jacob Escobedo spoke with IndieWire about the network's latest April Fool's Day stunt and his ongoing commitment to handmade art.
> “The overall idea was there would be a progression, a kind of stepping down in quality of puppets over the course of the night,” Escobedo told IndieWire over Zoom after the surprise episodes aired. “So it kind of started off with a bang with these felted Muppet-style puppets for the first episode. The second was more of a sock puppet with live action characters, and the third was our handmade papier-mâché puppets that we hand-puppeted ourselves.”
> “We sat in a room and ordered a shit ton of art supplies and sat in there for weeks and just made ourselves laugh,” he said. “What’s funny is, when we first set out to do it we were like ‘Everybody, you need to make really shitty puppets.’ And we have a lot of creative people who just couldn’t make shitty puppets. All the puppets turned out really incredibly, so our original concept of stepping down the quality of the puppets didn’t really take because the in-house team did such a good job.”
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Smiling Friends Season 2 Official Trailer
> The Renaissance Men are coming. Smiling Friends S2 double-premiere May 12 @ midnight - next day on Max
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Smiling Friends News & Notes - Season Two in May, April Fool's Gag |
adultswimcentral.com Smiling Friends News & Notes - Season Two in May, April Fool's Gag | [adult swim central]Spring has officially arrived these past couple weeks... with the weather changing(ish), flowers blooming, Easter out of the way, and April 1st here...In th ...
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First Look: Smiling Friends Season 2 | adult swim
> Smiling Friends premieres begin globally starting May 12th!
> Watch Smiling Friends in the US on Adult Swim every Sunday starting May 12th at midnight, next day Max.
- bleedingcool.com Smiling Friends Returns Next Sunday; Season 2 Mini-Teaser Released
Check out the teaser for the return of Michael Cusack's & Zach Hadel's Smiling Friends next Sunday, March 31st, at midnight on Adult Swim.
> - Smiling Friends Season 2 set to premiere March 31st, midnight on Adult Swim. > - Mini-teaser for Smiling Friends Season 2 released on social media. > - WonderCon 2024 to host panel with creators for special Season 2 sneak peek. > - New York Comic Con revealed some details on the upcoming season.
