Studio C is an American family-friendly, comedy sketch group created by Matt Meese and Jared Shores.[1] Derek Marquis and Scott Swofferd share the job of executive producer on the show. It is produced by Meese, Luiz Malaman and BYU TV. Each half-hour long episode consists of about seven or eight comedy sketches performed by a group of comedians. Most are performed at BYU Studios in Provo, Utah in front of a studio audience, though some sketches get filmed off-set and are aired, pre-recorded. All of the group's sketches are distributed on BYU TV and on YouTube.
The group was created in 2012, sprouting from a previous comedy group, Divine Comedy that was created by Meese at Brigham Young University. Studio C
In August 2018, it was confirmed that Studio C would have a 10th season but the ten original cast members would be leaving after the 9th season to create and star together on a new family-comedy network called JK! Studios.[2] With Johnson and Pence returning to the show, the 10th season featured all-new cast members. The group's eleventh season began on April 6, 2020, and ended on June 15, 2020. During the twelfth season in October 2020, it was announced that original cast member Jason Gray would return for the series' fourteenth season in fall 2021.[3] [4]
On June 8, 2023, it was announced that Studio C was renewed for Season 17 & 18, airing in Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 respectively. The premiere of Season 17 marks the 200th episode of Studio C and to kick-off this milestone, this 200th episode will feature 18 past and current cast members, including the return of all 10 original cast members.[5]