Loafy is an American adult animated comedy series of animated shorts created by former SNL cast member and comedian Bobby Moynihan and made by Cartuna, which partnered with the company, Big Breakfast.[1] It premiered on Comedy Central's digital platforms on August 8, 2020.[2]
| Loafy | |
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| Genre | Adult animation Animated comedy |
| Created by | Bobby Moynihan |
| Written by | Bobby Moynihan |
| Directed by | Bobby Moynihan |
| Creative director | Frank Angones |
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| Composer | Hunter Berk[a] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Animator | Angela De Vito |
| Editor | Alex Mauboussin |
| Running time | 9-11 minutes |
| Production companies | Cartuna Big Breakfast |
| Original release | |
| Network | Comedy Central |
| Release | August 8 – September 5, 2020 |
Plot
editThis series is a comedy about a "weed-dealing manatee who runs a drug empire" while in his water tank at the Center Park Zoo, a run-down zoo which is adjacent to the Central Park Zoo.[3][1][4][5]
Cast and characters
editMain
edit- Bobby Moynihan as Loafy, a manatee who smokes weed and runs a drug empire from his Center Park Zoo tank.[6][7][8] Moynihan also voices a character named Beauregard, who has an extreme humpback.[9]
- Jason Mewes as Neck, a stoner masai giraffe and friend of Loafy.[10][11]
Recurring
edit- Ron Funches as Beef, Loafy's son, who he is trying to raise money for.[12][6]
- Gina Gershon as Slippy Parker, a chimpanzee and friend of Loafy.[3][13] Moynihan called her perfect for the part.[5]
- Cecily Strong as Becca, a human woman who is Loafy's caretaker and girlfriend.[10][14]
- Eugene Cordero as Scrooge, a "horny" tarsier who is Eli's ex.[10][15][9]
- Will McLaughlin as Colonel, a bald eagle who wears a hat emblazoned with a U.S. flag.[10][16]
- Shannon O’Neill as Penelope, an emperor penguin.[17][18]
- Jay Pharoah as Zookeeper Dan.[6][19] Pharoah also voices a character which looks like Will Smith.[9]
- Tom Green as Homeless Guy, a beggar who has a pet rat.[3][2]
- Eli Newell as Eli, Scrooge's human ex.[5][9]
- Kevin Smith as Mar Camel, a camel whose name is a play off Mark Hamill.[6][20]
Guests
edit- Taran Killam as Punk Kid #2 and Hypnotist Hwayne[5][21]
- Nina West as Gloria[6][22][23]
- Hannah Simone as Simone, a reticulated python[6]
- Joe Gatto as himself[24]
- Brian Quinn as himself[25]
- Sal Vulcano as himself[26]
Production
editDevelopment
editIn an interview with Helen Raptis of AM Northwest in August 2020, Moynihan said he is a fan of manatees and he wanted to "try something in animation" where he could mix improvisation and animation together.[5] He was inspired by a show he loved as a kid, Dr. Katz on Comedy Central, and that similarly, Loafy can't go anywhere, saying that "what better person to talk to than your weed dealer?" In the same interview, he stated that 75% of the series was completed before the COVID pandemic, including recording all the other cast "two days before the lockdown" in New York City. He clarified that "Loafy was recorded before the pandemic," but made and animated remotely after the pandemic. He said that he wanted to make a "fun thing to make people laugh."
The same month, Moynihan, in another interview, said that he has always loved manatees, that his wife adopted a manatee for him for one Christmas named Chessie, which was "the first manatee found in the Chesapeake Bay".[3] He further stated that the idea for the show came about after he did UnMade for IMDb, and voiced a manatee in that short. He additionally stated that the concept for the show made him laugh, with people breaking into a "really shitty zoo" next to the Central Park Zoo to get their weed, and said he really did the show because he missed improvising with his friends and loves animation, so he wanted to mix both. He stated that those who don't smoke weed will enjoy the "comedy and improv and lots of fun comedians and amazingly talented people," but for those who smoke weed "it’ll help tremendously." He also stated he found it fun "make up dumb weed names" and stated that he was happy to do it on a small level, noting the show gets "weirder" from episode to episode, evolving into something he is ultimately satisfied with.
Release
editIn late October 2019, it was reported that Comedy Central had ordered eight episodes of the show, with Moynihan noted as writer, creator, and executive producer, along with green lighting other shows. Steve Elliott, Comedy Central's VP of Digital Original Development, said at the time that the "world needs a weed-dealing manatee and more Bobby Moynihan — not necessarily in that order."[7] Each episode is composed of a 5-6 minute short and a behind-the-scenes segment.
Crew
editThe show is produced by Cartuna, a New York animation studio.[1] The head of the company, Big Breakfast, Luke Kelly-Clyne, is an executive producer on the show.[27]
Casting
editIn an interview, Moynihan stated that he asked friends who were either "SNL Buddies" or part of the Upright Citizens Brigade and other people he hadn't worked with in the past to voice characters on the show and that they would give them a "loose basis," would "play around," then edit it down into manageable clips which would be used in the episodes.[5] In another interview, Moynihan called most of the cast members "very, very close friends of mine" that he wanted to work with people on the show, while he met Gina Gershon and Tom Green in the past, saying that Green was fantastic and "knocked it out of the park" with his performance.[3] Those on the cast, apart from Moynihan, Gershon, and Green, included Cecily Strong, Taran Killam, Jay Pharaoh, and Jason Mewes, among many others.
Notes
edit- ^ Technically sound designer but close enough
References
edit- ^ a b c "Loafy". Cartuna. 2020. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ a b Salkowitz, Rob (August 7, 2020). "Bobby Moynihan's 'Loafy' Generates A Nice Buzz On Comedy Central's Digital Platforms". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Moynihan, Bobby (August 15, 2020). "Bobby Moynihan On Coming Up With The Perfect Weed Strain Name And His New Animated Series, 'Loafy'". Uproxx (Online). Interviewed by Jason Tabrys. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Loafy". Comedy Central. 2020. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Moynihan, Bobby (August 12, 2020). "Bobby Moynihan: "Loafy" on Comedy Central". AM Northwest (Online). Interviewed by Helen Raptis. KATU. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Milligan, Mercedes (August 3, 2020). "Trailer: Comedy Central's 'Loafy' Ready to Make a Splash". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ a b Jarvey, Natalie (October 28, 2019). "Comedy Central Orders Bobby Moynihan Animated Digital Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Comedy Central Orders Bobby Moynihan Animated Digital Series "Loafy"". The Comedy Bureau. October 28, 2019. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Valdez, Jessie (October 2020). "Loafy - Secondary Character Development". Art Station. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020. Valdez is a character designer for the show.
- ^ a b c d "Loafy Series Premiere". 360 Magazine. August 3, 2020. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Mewes, Jason (August 8, 2020). "Watch Episode 1 of Loafy, a new Comedy Central animation I'm in!". Facebook. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Funches, Ronald [@ronfunches] (August 29, 2020). "New #Loafy for my stoners Loafy Goes on a Diet (feat. Bobby Moynihan, Ron Funches & More) https://youtu.be/Ds6OwFuwAcg via @YouTube" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ King, David (September 5, 2020). "Review: Loafy "Loafy and Friends Take On YouTube Pranksters"". Bubble Blabber. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Bereta, Jesse (August 8, 2020). "Review: Loafy "Manatee, Weed Dealer, Loving Father"; "Loafy Needs an Assistant"". Bubble Blabber. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "LOAFY - BOBBY MOYNIHAN TALKS "LOAFY" AND MORE". Smart Entertainment Group. August 12, 2020. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Valdez, Jessie (October 2020). "Loafy - Character Development - Colonel". Art Station. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020. Valdez is a character designer for the show.
- ^ O'Neill, Shannon [@spotastic] (August 19, 2020). "Loafy is so very funny, and also only about 5 minutes an episode, easy peasy loafy doafy!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 19, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ O'Neill, Shannon (August 9, 2020). "Loafy is out! A new cartoon by Bobby Moynihan, with a Penguin voiced my ME! Check it out!". Facebook. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Loafy". ABC Action News. August 13, 2020. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Smith, Kevin [@thatkevinsmith] (August 10, 2020). "See @JayMewes as a giraffe and me as @HamillHimself (or rather Mar🐫) on LOAFY - the funny-ass new @bibbymoynihan cartoon from @ComedyCentral!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ King, David (August 20, 2020). "Review: Loafy "Loafy Sells Weed to a Hypnotist"; "Loafy Thinks Becca Is Cheating"". Bubble Blabber. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ West, Nina (August 8, 2020). "Meet Gloria. She is the mother of 5 tall children, fluent in 4 languages, and climbed 6 mountains in 6 years. She is down to clown when the manatee is in town! The first two episodes of @bibbymoynihan 's #loafy are here! Watch now! Link in bio! @comedycentral #loafy #bobbymoynahan". Facebook. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ RuPaul's Drag Race [@rupaulsdragrace] (August 8, 2020). "Say what, now?! 😱 👑 Snatch up our very own @NinaWest in #Loafy, a brand-new series from @ComedyCentral ! --> https://youtu.be/EJLQqDckXK4" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Gatto, Joe [@joe_gatto] (August 22, 2020). "So much fun doing an episode of #Loafy with a personal hero of mine and comic genius force @bibbymoynihan - appreciate you having me on your series. Check it out friends" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 22, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Quinn, Brian [@BQQuinn] (September 18, 2020). "Did you guys know that the Impractical Jokers managed to get animated thanks to the mechanisms of @bibbymoynihan? We're in multiple LOAFY episodes as ourselves. Had a blast doing this and hope to play in the tank once more" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Vulcano, Sal [@SalVulcano] (August 27, 2020). "I'm loving @bibbymoynihan's new animated show #Loafy! So happy to be a small part of its universe voicing myself in a few episodes! Loafy Gets Insta-Famous (feat. Bobby Moynihan, Jay Pharoah & More) https://youtu.be/8y-GTlIK_9U via @YouTube" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Haring, Bruce (October 28, 2019). "'Loafy' And 'Blark And Son' Get Digital Series Orders From Comedy Central". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
