Cracking Up (TV series) explained

Genre:	Sitcom
Creator:	Mike White
Director:	Jay Chandrasekhar Jim Ellis Jake Kasdan Michael Spiller Lev L. Spiro
Starring:	Jason Schwartzman Jake Sandvig Molly Shannon Christopher McDonald Caitlin Wachs David Walton
Theme Music Composer:	Jason Schwartzman
Composer:	Rob Cairns
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	12 (6 unaired)
Executive Producer:	Brad Grey Peter Traugott Chris Weitz Paul Weitz Mike White David Hemingson Alan J. Higgins
Producer:	James C. Hart Denis Biggs Dana Baratta Kim Hamberg Phil Lord Christopher Miller Gregg Glickman Danielle Weinstock
Editor:	David Helfand Jan Northrop Mark Scheib
Cinematography:	Joe Pennella
Camera:	Single-camera
Runtime:	22 - 24 minutes
Company:	Brad Grey Television Go Mike Go Productions 20th Century Fox Television
Channel:	Fox

Cracking Up is an American television sitcom created by Mike White, who also served as the series' head writer. It aired on Fox from March 9 to April 5, 2004.

Premise

A psychiatrist (Henry Gibson) is sent to examine Tanner Shackleton (Bret Loehr), a child of a Beverly Hills family, only to discover that Tanner doesn't have any problems — his family does. The story was about Ben Baxter (Jason Schwartzman), a student who moves into the Shackletons' guest house, interacting with Tanner (Bret Loehr) and his crazy family.

Cast

• Molly Shannon as Lesley Shackleton
• Christopher McDonald as Ted Shackleton
• Caitlin Wachs as Chloe Shackleton
• Jake Sandvig as Preston Shackleton
• Bret Loehr as Tanner Shackleton
• David Walton as Liam Connor
• Jason Schwartzman as Ben Baxter