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88% Rotten Tomatoes Country of origin United States No. of seasons 1 + 6 webisodes Genre Comedy | 6.4/10 IMDb 68% Metacritic Original language(s) English First episode date 14 January 2016 Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Jillian BellCharlotte Newhouse Starring Jillian BellCharlotte NewhouseStephen RootElizabeth De RazzoJennifer Elise Cox Opening theme "2 Gangsta 4 TV" by Spank Similar Adam DeVine's House Pa, Why? with Hannibal Buress, Secret Girlfriend, Key & Peele, Drunk History Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idiotsitter is an American comedy sitcom that premiered in the form of a web series on Comedy Central's CC: Studios on February 26, 2014, before being picked up for a run on television that premiered on Comedy Central on January 14, 2016. The series was created by Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse, who star as Gene Russell (Bell) and Billie Brown (Newhouse), the series leads.
Contents
On June 13, 2016, Idiotsitter was renewed for a 10 episode second season, which will feature Gene and Billie at a college campus.
Synopsis
Idiotsitter follows Billie, a young strapped-for-cash woman who, in order to make some quick money, takes a job working as a nanny for a rich family in L.A. She then discovers that the position was a cover-up for the real job of supervisor and teacher to a full-grown woman-child named Gene, who is under house arrest.
Development and production
In November 2013, Idiotsitter was announced as a part of a development slate through Comedy Central's digital production studio, CC: Studios. The web series ran for six episodes in early 2014 (the web series is no longer available and appears to be blocked on Youtube) before being picked up to series on Comedy Central in June 2014. Season one debuted on January 14, 2016. Jennifer Elise Cox replaced Angela Little in the role of Tanzy Russell for the TV series.
Cast
Recurring
Critical response
Idiotsitter has been met with favourable reviews from critics. On Metacritic, it holds a rating of 68/100 based on six reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an 88% approval rating, based on eight reviews with an average rating of 7.2/10.