Incredible Crew Explained

Genre:Sketch comedy
Surreal humor
Creator:Nick Cannon
Starring:Shauna Case
Shameik Moore
Tristan Pasterick
Chanelle Peloso
Jeremy Shada
Brandon Soo Hoo
Director:Danny J. Boyle
Composer:Nick Cannon
Kevin Writer
Country:United States
Language:English
Channel:Cartoon Network
Producer:Cathy A. Cambria
Karen Mayeda-Vranek
Mikey Day
Editor:Cortney Carrillo
Steve Rasch
Jeremy Reuben
Cinematography:Byron Shah
Company:N'Credible Entertainment
Alive and Kicking, Inc.
Cartoon Network Studios
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:13
List Episodes:
  1. Episodes
Runtime:22 minutes

Incredible Crew is an American sketch comedy television series, created by Nick Cannon for Cartoon Network.[1] Cannon created the series in early 2012, and the series aired as a sneak peek on December 31, 2012 to April 11, 2013, featuring a 22-minute run time.[2]

This was the final live-action show produced by Cartoon Network until 2021, when Family Mash-Up was announced to be in production. (Family Mash-Up was eventually scrapped, which makes Incredible Crew the last live-action program to date to be made on Cartoon Network.)

Plot

Incredible Crew is a live-action sketch comedy series from producer and entertainer Nick Cannon. Episodes consist of short-form surreal comedy acts, hidden camera pranks, original music videos, and commercial parodies using non-sequitur humor. Incredible Crew casts six young comedy stars: Shauna Case (American Horror Story), Shameik Moore (Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse), Tristan Pasterick (guest star, I'm in the Band), Chanelle Peloso (Level Up), Jeremy Shada (Adventure Time), and Brandon Soo Hoo (Supah Ninjas). Nick Cannon serves as executive producer of Incredible Crew along with Michael Goldman and Scott Tomlinson. Cartoon Network Studios produced the series in association with N'Credible Entertainment.

Sketches

According to Michael Goldman and Scott Tomlinson, over 330 sketches were created and carefully selected for each episode.[3]

Cast

Principal cast

Recurring cast

Episodes

Season 1 (2013)

Reception

Emily Ashby from Common Sense Media gave the show 3 stars and said that "Nick Cannon's mild sketch comedy will entertain kids," and that it "makes the most of clever writing and a well-rounded cast."[4]

Music

In conjunction with the show's music, WaterTower Music released two soundtrack albums based on the first season of the show. The first album, Incredible Crew: Music From the Television Show (Vol. 1), was released on March 5, 2013,[6] and the second, Incredible Crew: Music From the Television Show (Vol. 2), was released on April 23, 2013.[6] Both soundtracks were available to download via iTunes. The show's music was composed by Nick Cannon and Kevin Writer.

Track listing for Volume 2

Cancellation

On July 29, 2013, the series was cancelled after one season, mostly due to low ratings.[7] Reruns aired on the network until November 23, 2014.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Breaking News — Nick Cannon's "Incredible Crew" Premiered on Cartoon Network January 24 at 8:00 p.m. (ET, PT) - TheFutonCritic.com. The Futon Critic. December 26, 2012.
  2. Web site: INCREDIBLE CREW SERIES PREVIEW!. Cartoon Network. December 17, 2012. April 14, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130410171603/http://blog.cartoonnetwork.com/2012/12/17/incredible-crew-series-preview/. April 10, 2013. mdy-all.
  3. Web site: Tomorrow Will Be Televised — February 5, 2013. February 4, 2013 . BlogTalk Radio. February 10, 2013.
  4. Web site: Incredible Crew - TV Review . January 21, 2013 . Emily Ashby . .
  5. Web site: 34th Annual Young Artist Awards . March 31, 2013 . YoungArtistAwards.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130403013454/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html . April 3, 2013 . mdy-all .
  6. Web site: Releases. WaterTower Music. April 14, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130926083432/http://www.watertower-music.com/releases_spotlight.php?search=WTM39405%2F. September 26, 2013. mdy-all.
  7. Web site: Cartoon Network Cancels 'Incredible Crew'. July 26, 2013.