Nick Swardson's Pretend Time
Nick Swardson's Pretend Time was a TV sketch comedy show created by and starring comedian and actor Nick Swardson. The show premiered on Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at 10 p.m. EST on Comedy Central and ran for two seasons, with the final first-run episode airing November 16, 2011.
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Ep 1Powdered Doughnuts Make Me Go Nuts
There’s blood, tears, vomit, urine and donkey sperm - lots of donkey sperm. In the premiere of comedian Nick Swardson's sketch-comedy show, a man is upset when his mother leaves all her money to the family cat. Nick dedicates the show to his dead cat. Also: a father who compiles a "bucket list" for his son; and a profile of Lady Gaga's brother, a police officer in New Jersey.
Ep 2The Leather Swingset With the Monkey and the Gun
Nick talks about how dirty the show can be; guest stars Finesse Mitchell, rapper Swayze and duo Dana & Julia.
Ep 3I Just Got Voodoo'd
Nick talks about the trouble they had casting the Freddy Krueger sketch; stand up comedians Nick Kroll and Paul F. Tompkins.
Ep 4Mudslide Junction
Nick talks about how happy he is to be working with Gay Robot again. Sketches include a cereal parody, a radio personality who has a knack for delivering bad news, and innovative camping equipment.
Ep 5Relapse Into Refreshment
Nick discusses his obsession with scatological humor at an early age. Sketches include a TV show about a masturbating sniper, pirates following a treasure map tatooed to one of their scrotums, and a man with unorthodox survival skills (such as bashing out his teeth to make a weapon to fight night creatures and bigfoot, eating rocks, and giving himself oral sex.
Ep 6Monday Morning Meltdown
A parody of James Cameron's Avatar set in an office, a TV show, called "Critter Getters", about two men capturing a bear, and an appearance by Superman.
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