Human Giant

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Human Giant
The cast of Human Giant (from left to right), Rob, Paul and Aziz.
Genre	Sketch comedy
Created by	Aziz Ansari Rob Huebel Paul Scheer Jason Woliner
Starring	Aziz Ansari Rob Huebel Paul Scheer
Opening theme	"Romantic Rights" by Death from Above 1979
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	14
Production
Running time	30 minutes (with commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	MTV
Original run	April 5, 2007 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Human Giant is a sketch comedy show on MTV, starring writer/performers Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer and directed primarily by Jason Woliner.

1 Premise
2 Guests and cameos
- 2.1 Season One
- 2.2 Season Two
3 Episodes
- 3.1 Season 1
- 3.2 Season 2
4 24-hour marathon
5 DVD releases
6 Credited Consultants
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
- 9.1 Interviews and Articles

[edit] Premise

The show, which premiered on April 5, 2007, consists of short humorous videos that have a distinctive style. Some of the clips were first seen online such as "Shutterbugs," "Clell Tickle: Indie Marketing Guru,”, “The Illusionators” and an unaired skit called "Other Music". Human Giant has also gained a large audience in the New York City comedy scene through live shows at the underground club Upright Citizens Brigade, and their weekly comedy show, Crash Test.

The show closed out a Thursday night "10 Spot" line-up for MTV, which also included Pimp My Ride, Short Circuitz (before being put on hiatus), and Adventures in Hollyhood, in that order, ending with Human Giant. The line-up started at 9 PM and ended at 11 PM on MTV.

[edit] Guests and cameos

Celebrities and comedians have appeared on the show in various sketches. Some of the people listed below also play various characters in different sketches.

[edit] Season One

Kristen Schaal, H. Jon Benjamin, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Brian Posehn, Patton Oswalt, Ghostface Killah, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Andy Blitz, Nick Swardson, Tapes 'n Tapes, Ted Leo, Devendra Banhart, Jonah Hill, Linda Cardellini, Nick Kroll, Kelly Slater, and Tony Hawk.

[edit] Season Two

Will Arnett, Andy Samberg, Brian Posehn, H. Jon Benjamin, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Michael K. Williams, Bill Hader, Rob Riggle, Fred Armisen, David Cross, Andy Blitz, Matt Walsh

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Season 1

#	Episode title	Sketches
101	"Mind Explosion!"	Terrifying Pop-Up Wheelchair Access (also known as "Ghostface Killah Tickets") Shutterbugs (Episode 1) Aziz's Worst Boombox Challenge^a Camping Weekend Attack Dogs (Part 1) Illusionators - "Riggle" Paul's Time Machine Attack Dogs (Part 2) Mother and Son Moving Company Illusionators - "Funeral"
102	"Let's Go!"	Face-Melting Ark Dick on the Face Catching a Predator Self-Defense Sea Land Psycho Old-Fashioned Fun^b Sensitivity Training Product Recall: Washer/Dryer Let's Go!
103	"Lil 9/11"	Zoombas Rob's Vagina Paul Scheer Is a Total Douchebag Pizzeria Part 1 Shutterbugs: Lil' 9/11 Part 1 Paul Scheer Is a Total Douchebag Pizzeria Part 2 Blood Oath Astronaut Commercial Jingles Part 1 Shutterbugs: Lil' 9/11 Part 2 Commercial Jingles Part 2
104	"Mosh Pit"	Cute Animal Show Paul's Time Machine 2 Job Interview (known online as "Escalating Interview") Rob's Mom Corn Maze Illusionators: Clone Trick Mobile World Product Recall: Cell Phone Mosh Pit^b
105	"Ice Cream Party!"	Missing Person Part 1 Suit of Arbor Emergency Party Chat Line^j Clell Tickle: Indie Marketing Guru Part 1^b The Deer Clell Tickle: Indie Marketing Guru Part 2^b Missing Person Part 2 Illusionators: Street Crossing Part 1 Swindle Tips: Coffee Illusionators: Street Crossing Part 2
106	"Kneel Before Zerg"	Hostage Countdown Mannequin Shutterbugs: Bobb'e T Wheelchair Access (also known as "Ghostface Killah Tickets") (repeated) Zoombas (repeated) Corn Maze (repeated) Spacelords: Episode 1 Product Recall: Vacuum Cliff Tarpey Product Recall: Aziz NASA Presents: LUNARTICS
107	"Hello, Susan"	Moustaches vs. Beards Genie Ding Dong Boys Part 1 Swindle Tips: Free Gym Membership Ding Dong Boys Part 2 Lookalike Ding Dong Boys Part 3 Exorcism Exorcism Part 2
108	"Ta Da!!"	Driver's Ed Rollerblading Illusionators: Missile Stunt Part 1 Indian Burial Ground Illusionators: Missile Stunt Part 2 Morning Zoo Spacelords: Episode 2

^a This skit was removed from the season one DVD.

^b These skits were edited for the season one DVD.

^j Added for the season one DVD.

[edit] Season 2

The group began working on Human Giant Season 2 at the end of August, 2007. It premiered on March 11th, 2008. The season ran for 6 episodes, opposed to 8 episodes for season one. The season finale premiered April 15, 2008

#	Episode title	Sketches
201	"Duffel Bag of Death"	Paul's Grandma Viral Videos Shutterbugs: Kiditentiary (Episode 1) CrimeTime Illusinators: We're Sorry (Episode 1) Car Accident
202	"I'm Gonna Live Forever!"	Sketch Artist Will Arnett Sex Tape Carpet Monkey T-Shirt Squad Lesson Van (Part 1) Sci-Fi Make Up (Episode 1) Lesson Van (Part 2)
203	"Respect. Honor. Discipline"	Proposition Kicking Cameras (Part 1) Illusionators: We're Sorry (Episode 2, Part 1) Kicking Cameras (Part 2) Hot Air Balloon Patrol Foley Artist Illusionators: We're Sorry (Episode 2, Part 2) Bozard and the BBQ Boys (Part 1) Bozard and the BBQ Boys (Part 2)
204	"I Want More Corn Chowder"	Bloody Reminder Shutterbugs: Kiditentiary (Episode 2) Thunderblast Corn Chowder (Part 1) Invisible Man Corn Chowder (Part 2) Mr. Clowny Corn Chowder (Part 3)
205	Still Here, Man. Still Here.	Pinatas Top 10 CD's Shutterbugs: Kiditentiary (Episode 3) Gas Guzzlers Tub of Ice Nightmare Lawyer Shutterbugs: Kiditentiary (Episode 4)
206	"She Be a Witch"	Montana Meth Osama Bin Diesel (Part 1) Sci-Fi Make Up (Episode 2) Rise to the Challenge Court TV - Acting Reel Osama Bin Diesel (Part 2) Illusionators: Camera Trick

[edit] 24-hour marathon

The cast of Human Giant were on-air on MTV and MTV2 for a twenty-four hour period between noon on Friday, May 18 2007 to noon on Saturday, May 19 2007, broadcasting from MTV's Times Square studio, during which time they were given free rein to perform skits, bring in guests, etc. The ostensible premise of the "marathon" was that their show would be given a second season if they could get a million hits on their website (which it did) during that time. Notable guests stopping by included Fred Armisen, Albert Hammond Jr., Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, and writer Jorma Taccone from Saturday Night Live, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, John Krasinski, Bob Odenkirk, Michael Showalter, Eugene Mirman, Ted Leo, Corn Mo, Todd Barry, Zach Galifianakis, Morningwood, Mastodon, Tapes 'n Tapes, The National, Tegan and Sara, and others.

[edit] DVD releases

The first season of Human Giant was released on March 4, 2008, one week ahead of the Season 2 premiere on March 11th. It was released in a two-disc set. Disc one features all 8 episodes and commentary tracks on all episodes with special guests calling-in or with the cast in the commentary room. Disc two features highlights from the 24-hour marathon, deleted and alternate scenes, un-aired sketches, sneak previews for season two, early footage with Aziz, Rob and Paul, and a compilation clip.^[1]

[edit] Credited Consultants

The core writing team consists of Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Jason Woliner and executive producer Tom Gianas. The following people have, at one point, also worked as consultants on the show: