The Other Two (TV series)

The Other Two is an American comedy television series created by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider.[1] The story follows two floundering millennial siblings who must grapple with their 13-year-old brother's overnight fame. The series premiered on Comedy Central on January 24, 2019, and was renewed for a second season on February 11.[2][3] The second season will be released on HBO Max.[4]

The Other Two
GenreComedy
Created byChris Kelly
Sarah Schneider
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Chris Kelly
  • Sarah Schneider
  • Lorne Michaels
  • Andrew Singer
  • Tony Hernandez
Producer(s)Daniel Hank
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production company(s)Broadway Video
Jax Media
Kelly/Schneider
Release
Original networkComedy Central (season 1)
Original releaseJanuary 24, 2019 (2019-01-24) –
present (present)
External links
Website

Premise

A gay aspiring actor, Cary (Drew Tarver), and his sister, Brooke (Heléne Yorke), a former professional dancer, try to find their place in the world while wrestling with their feelings about their 13-year-old brother Chase's sudden rise to internet fame.

Cast and characters

Main cast
  • Heléne Yorke as Brooke Dubek, Cary and Chase's older sister and former professional dancer, who wants to figure out what she wants to do for her future[1]
  • Drew Tarver as Cary Dubek, Brooke's younger brother, Chase's older brother, and aspiring actor, who struggles to find roles[1]
  • Case Walker as Chase Dubek / ChaseDreams, Cary and Brooke's younger brother, who is thrust into stardom after an internet viral video[1]
  • Ken Marino as Streeter Peters, ChaseDreams' newly hired manager[1]

Recurring
  • Molly Shannon as Pat Dubek, the three siblings' Hollywood-ready mother[1]
  • Josh Segarra as Lance, Brooke's simple-minded ex
  • Andrew Ridings as Matt, Cary's roommate, who swears he is straight but will make moves on Cary
  • Brandon Scott Jones as Curtis, Cary's co-worker and "the other gay waiter"
  • Richard Kind as Skip Schamplin, Cary's agent who also has multiple odd jobs
  • Wanda Sykes as Shuli Kucerac, an executive from ChaseDreams' record label
  • Daniel K. Isaac as Jeremy Delongpre, a teacher and love interest for Cary
  • Gideon Glick as Jess, Cary's love interest (season 2)[5]

Guest stars

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Chase the Pilot"Chris KellyChris Kelly & Sarah SchneiderDecember 21, 2018 (2018-12-21) (online)
January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24) (Comedy Central)		0.303[6]
2"Chase Goes to a Premiere"Chris KellyChris Kelly & Sarah SchneiderJanuary 31, 2019 (2019-01-31)0.227[7]
3"Chase Gets a Girlfriend"Andrew DeYoungLucia Aniello & Paul W. DownsFebruary 7, 2019 (2019-02-07)0.235[8]
4"Chase Gets the Gays"Anu ValiaChris Kelly & Sarah SchneiderFebruary 14, 2019 (2019-02-14)0.192[9]
5"Chase Goes to a High School Dance"Mike KarnellChris Kelly & Sarah SchneiderFebruary 18, 2019 (2019-02-18)0.270[10]
6"Chase Shoots a Music Video"Andrew DeYoungJoel Kim BoosterFebruary 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)0.217[11]
7"Chase Gets a Nosebleed"Anu ValiaCole EscolaMarch 7, 2019 (2019-03-07)0.232[12]
8"Chase Turns Fourteen"Andrew DeYoungChris Kelly & Sarah SchneiderMarch 14, 2019 (2019-03-14)0.216[13]
9"Chase Drops His First Album"Chris KellyChris Kelly & Sarah SchneiderMarch 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)0.224[14]
10"Chase Performs at the VMAs"Chris KellyChris Kelly & Sarah SchneiderMarch 28, 2019 (2019-03-28)0.200[15]

Production

Development

A few months prior to being named co-head writers for Saturday Night Live's 42nd season, Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider spent a week in early 2016 developing the premise of The Other Two. They wanted the show to express the introspection and self-doubt that can happen in your 20s while incorporating elements of pop culture.[16] Kelly said they were intentional about including depictions of the characters' sex lives.[17] Speaking to Vulture, Schneider said they intentionally wrote Chase as a kind person because it would subvert expectations of the story.[16]

The pilot was sold to Comedy Central in late 2016.[17] Schneider and Kelly hired Charlie Gruet, who was the director of photography of the television series High Maintenance.[16] In October 2017, The Other Two received a full series order.[18] The series was produced through executive producer Lorne Michaels' entertainment studio, Broadway Video.[19] The first season is set to begin streaming on HBO Max in 2021, where the second season will also stream exclusively, making the series a "Max Original".[4]

Casting

In October 2017, it was announced that Drew Tarver, Heléne Yorke, Case Walker, Ken Marino, and Molly Shannon had joined the cast for the series.[18][17] Kelly and Schneider discovered Walker through social media, where he was known as a top user on the platform Musical.ly and as having over 400,000 Instagram followers.[16] Tarver was brought in based on his comedic work at Upright Citizens Bridge Theatre, while Yorke was cast after Kelly and Schneider became familiar with her work on High Maintenance.[16] It was announced in February 2020 that Gideon Glick would recur during the second season as Cary's new love interest named Jess.[5]

Reception

The first season of the series holds an approval rating of 94% based on 34 reviews, with an average rating of 8.52 out of 10, on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads: "With game leads and a wickedly witty sense of humor, The Other Two skewers and celebrates pop culture with equal aplomb."[20] Metacritic assigned the series a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[21]

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References
  1. "Comedy Central Greenlights Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider Series the Other Two from Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video" (Press release). Comedy Central. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. "Comedy Central Revives MTV's 'Crank Yankers', Renews 'The Other Two' For Season 2, And New David Spade Show + More!!". February 12, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  3. Otterson, Joe (October 25, 2018). "'Broad City' Sets Fifth and Final Season Premiere Date". Variety. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  4. Schwartz, Ryan (August 13, 2020). "The Other Two and South Side Exit Comedy Central for HBO Max". TVLine. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  5. Evans, Greg (February 27, 2020). "Broadway's Gideon Glick Joins Cast Of Comedy Central's 'The Other Two' In Recurring Role". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  6. Metcalf, Mitch (January 25, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.24.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
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  8. Metcalf, Mitch (February 8, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.7.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
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  14. Metcalf, Mitch (March 22, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.21.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  15. Metcalf, Mitch (March 29, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.28.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  16. "Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider on The Other Two, a 'Show About Family That Is Not a Family Show'". Vulture. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  17. Blake, Meredith. "In 'The Other Two,' former 'SNL' writers Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider send-up social media stardom". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  18. Andreeva, Nellie (October 17, 2017). "Comedy Central Orders 2 New Series From 'Saturday Night Live', 'Late Night' Alums". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  19. Steinberg, Brian (November 16, 2018). "Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider Get Ready for 'The Other Two'". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  20. "The Other Two: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  21. "The Other Two". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
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