Party Down (2009–2010)

A group of actors move to LA to make it big, but end up working as caterers.

Creators:

John Enbom, Dan Etheridge, Paul Rudd, Rob Thomas

Stars:

Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Adam Scott	...	Henry Pollard (20 episodes, 2009-2010)
Ken Marino	...	Ron Donald (20 episodes, 2009-2010)
Ryan Hansen	...	Kyle Bradway (20 episodes, 2009-2010)
Martin Starr	...	Roman DeBeers (20 episodes, 2009-2010)
Lizzy Caplan	...	Casey Klein (20 episodes, 2009-2010)
Megan Mullally	...	Lydia Dunfree (10 episodes, 2010)
Jane Lynch	...	Constance Carmell (9 episodes, 2009-2010)

Storyline

A group of actors move to LA to make it big, but end up working as caterers.

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Plot Keywords:

actor | wannabe actor | bartender | party | catering service | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Starz

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 March 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Partiszerviz színész módra

Company Credits

Production Co:

Slaverats

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Party Down has an extremely strong connection to the show Veronica Mars. "Party Down" creator Rob Thomas was the creator of "Mars;" "Party Down" creators John Enbom and Dan Etheridge were producers on "Mars;" and "Party Down" creator Paul Rudd was a "Mars" guest star. "Party Down" regulars Ken Marino and Ryan Hansen were also "Veronica Mars" regulars. "Party" regulars Jane Lynch and Adam Scott were "Mars" guest stars. "Party" guest stars Enrico Colantoni, Jason Dohring, Alona Tal, Ed Begley Jr., Daran Norris, Ryan Devlin, and (Veronica herself) Kristen Bell were all "Mars" regulars. And "Party" guest star Joey Lauren Adams was a "Mars" guest star.

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Connections

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User Reviews

Really good

I don't have Starz, and didn't even know this existed until I heard about it on a podcast.

This show is smart and funny, and not at all pretentious. It's also kind of human, in a time when that's becoming rare.

A lot of comedy now seems to be aimed at getting the audience to enjoy it when someone is debased. And most of what's left over is either fairly raw schtick. And there's super sappy, syrupy stuff.

The premise of this show is that people who work for this crummy cater waiter company are entitled to their dignity. It deals with inequality and unfairness unflinchingly, but also with good humor. Mostly it takes the position that unfairness is kind of absurd, and because it's absurd it can be mined for humor.

I know this review doesn't make it sound funny, or fun. But that's because I'm not really funny, and I'm not great at conveying humor in my descriptions.

It really is very good.