Starring Various live actors Original language(s) English | Country of origin United States | |
Genre Parody
Satire
Black comedy Executive producer(s) Keith Crofford
Mike Lazzo
Walter Newman Producer(s) Melissa Warrenburg
Ollie Green | ||
Infomercials is the name of a series of quarter-hour American television comedy specials that have little to do with each other except that they are all fictitious.
Most of the episodes lampoon the infomercial format, while others parody tropes and cliches in media such as closed-circuit info channels in hotels, sitcoms, and public-access television. The specials typically air during 4am. There is no title card or common identifier to any of the episodes, and On-Screen Programming guide info on each episode is left generic. Every episode has a different look and feel as there are no common directors, production companies or crew between all of the episodes, although some production companies have returned to make additional (and unrelated) episodes.
One particular episode, "Too Many Cooks", is notable for gathering media interest in November 2014. It contains a long-form introduction sequence common to 1980's and 1990's TV shows, except with a seemingly endless cast that continued to be introduced for 11 minutes straight.