Shorties Watchin' Shorties (2004– )

Two TV-addicted babies talk about current events and life in general, as well as watch animated standup comedy shorts on TV

Creators:

Eric Brown, Tom Sellitti, Jim Serpico

Stars:

Nick DiPaolo, Patrice O'Neal, Dane Cook

Cast

Series cast summary:
Nick DiPaolo	...	Baby Nick (9 episodes, 2004)
Patrice O'Neal	...	Baby Patrice (9 episodes, 2004)
Dane Cook	...	Himself (5 episodes, 2004)
Mike Birbiglia	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2004)
Bill Burr	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2004)
Adam Ferrara	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2004)
Richard Jeni	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2004)
Jay Mohr	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2004)
Ted Alexandro	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Todd Barry	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Greg Behrendt	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Ed Byrne	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Janeane Garofalo	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2004)
Greg Giraldo	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Bobcat Goldthwait	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Dana Gould	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Dwayne Kennedy	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Denis Leary	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Sue Murphy	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2004)
John Pinette	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Brian Regan	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Joey Vega	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Joe Yanetty	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Tim Young	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)

Storyline

Two TV-addicted babies talk about current events and life in general, as well as watch animated standup comedy shorts on TV

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Plot Keywords:

baby | diaper | television | stand up comedy

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Genres:

Comedy | Animation

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Comedy Central

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 April 2004 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apostle, Augenblick Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originated as a series of commercials on Comedy Central featuring animated versions of clips from various stand-up acts.

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Goofs

In Janeane Garofalo's bit about her personal hell, the secretary's outfit changes from blue to black.

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Quotes

Baby Patrice: Hey man, with a pee-pee like this, how can I be a woman?

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Connections

Referenced in Tosh.0: Scarlet Takes a Tumble (2009)

User Reviews

No wonder it only lasted a single season...

Ugh. This show was okay, and fun to see illustrated/animated versions of certain comedy bits, however, the babies were NOT funny. I don't know if they let those comedians write for themselves or what, but they were terrible. I always muted the t.v. when they were on. Most of the stand up bits were very well done but, again, there were issues with poop and genitalia or sexual connotations that the original comedian I'm sure didn't intend. They'd finish off a funny bit they had animated pretty well with some gross-out animated bit that had little or nothing to do with the actual stand up bit. Then they'd go to the stupid babies who would try "Mystery Science Theater-ing" the bit and fail miserably. I'm guessing it's hard to face listening to actually funny comedians when Patrice O'Neal and Nick DePaolo are so painfully unfunny themselves. I'm also glad Comedy Central dropped the "street/urban" feel by re-imaging to something a bit more modern and (hey, why not) funny. And we must thank them for bringing back Futurama.