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]
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Chris Kelly Sarah Schneider |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Producer(s) | Daniel Hank |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) | Broadway Video Jax Media Kelly/Schneider |
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Original network | Comedy Central (season 1) |
Original release | January 24, 2019 – present |
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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
- Beck Bennett as Jeff, Brooke's one-time lover who is a flight attendant
- Chris Cafero as Tad, Brooke's one-time date and ChaseDreams super-fan
- Kathie Lee Gifford, Hoda Kotb, Erin Lim, Mario Lopez, Tinsley Mortimer, Michael Che, Andy Cohen, and Patrick Wilson also appear as themselves.
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Chase the Pilot" | Chris Kelly | Chris Kelly & Sarah Schneider | December 21, 2018 (online) January 24, 2019 (Comedy Central) | 0.303[6] |
2 | "Chase Goes to a Premiere" | Chris Kelly | Chris Kelly & Sarah Schneider | January 31, 2019 | 0.227[7] |
3 | "Chase Gets a Girlfriend" | Andrew DeYoung | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs | February 7, 2019 | 0.235[8] |
4 | "Chase Gets the Gays" | Anu Valia | Chris Kelly & Sarah Schneider | February 14, 2019 | 0.192[9] |
5 | "Chase Goes to a High School Dance" | Mike Karnell | Chris Kelly & Sarah Schneider | February 18, 2019 | 0.270[10] |
6 | "Chase Shoots a Music Video" | Andrew DeYoung | Joel Kim Booster | February 25, 2019 | 0.217[11] |
7 | "Chase Gets a Nosebleed" | Anu Valia | Cole Escola | March 7, 2019 | 0.232[12] |
8 | "Chase Turns Fourteen" | Andrew DeYoung | Chris Kelly & Sarah Schneider | March 14, 2019 | 0.216[13] |
9 | "Chase Drops His First Album" | Chris Kelly | Chris Kelly & Sarah Schneider | March 21, 2019 | 0.224[14] |
10 | "Chase Performs at the VMAs" | Chris Kelly | Chris Kelly & Sarah Schneider | March 28, 2019 | 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]
References
- "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.
- "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.
- Otterson, Joe (October 25, 2018). "'Broad City' Sets Fifth and Final Season Premiere Date". Variety. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- Schwartz, Ryan (August 13, 2020). "The Other Two and South Side Exit Comedy Central for HBO Max". TVLine. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- 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.
- Metcalf, Mitch (January 25, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.24.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- Metcalf, Mitch (February 1, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.31.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- Metcalf, Mitch (February 8, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.7.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- Metcalf, Mitch (February 15, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.14.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- Metcalf, Mitch (February 20, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.18.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- Metcalf, Mitch (February 27, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.25.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- Metcalf, Mitch (March 8, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.7.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- Metcalf, Mitch (March 15, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.14.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- Metcalf, Mitch (March 22, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.21.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- Metcalf, Mitch (March 29, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.28.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- "Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider on The Other Two, a 'Show About Family That Is Not a Family Show'". Vulture. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- 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.
- Andreeva, Nellie (October 17, 2017). "Comedy Central Orders 2 New Series From 'Saturday Night Live', 'Late Night' Alums". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- Steinberg, Brian (November 16, 2018). "Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider Get Ready for 'The Other Two'". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- "The Other Two: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- "The Other Two". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 16, 2019.