The Fix is an American television comedy panel show hosted by Jimmy Carr, starring D. L. Hughley and Katherine Ryan as team captains and Mona Chalabi as a statistician. The show premiered on December 14, 2018, on Netflix.[1][2][3]
| The Fix | |
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| Genre | Comedy panel show |
| Directed by | Ryan Polito |
| Presented by | Jimmy Carr |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 23–30 minutes |
| Production companies | Embassy Row Netflix Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | December 14, 2018 |
Premise
editIn The Fix, host Jimmy Carr and team captains D. L. Hughley and Katherine Ryan are joined by guest comics who in teams "debate and discuss" solutions to "one of the biggest challenges facing the world". With help from data expert Mona Chalabi, Chalabi will reveal "surprising, shocking and often hilarious" facts before each team propose their fix to the studio audience, who will in turn vote for their favorite fix.[3][4]
Cast
edit- Jimmy Carr as Host
- D. L. Hughley as Team Captain
- Katherine Ryan as Team Captain
- Mona Chalabi as Correspondent and Statistician
Season 1
edit| Episode | Issue | Teams | Solution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Social Network Addiction | D. L. Hughley and Michael Ian Black | Internet Licence |
| Katherine Ryan and Nikki Glaser | Slow down the Internet | ||
| 02 | Immigration | D. L. Hughley and Al Madrigal | Revamp current Immigration Test |
| Katherine Ryan and Joel Kim Booster | E!-Migrants Celebrity Show | ||
| 03 | Artificial Intelligence | D. L. Hughley and Fortune Feimster | Mediocre Operating Robot Outreach 'Nitiative |
| Katherine Ryan and Ron Funches | Make Robots Horny | ||
| 04 | Gentrification | D. L. Hughley and Moshe Kasher | SoCaBo |
| Katherine Ryan and Nicole Byer | Home A-Loan | ||
| 05 | Population ageing | D. L. Hughley and Al Madrigal | Close Down Florida |
| Katherine Ryan and Whitney Cummings | Make America Pregnant Again | ||
| 06 | Wage Gap | D. L. Hughley and Nikki Glaser | Dadi-Care |
| Katherine Ryan and Nicole Byer | Feminism-ism | ||
| 07 | Global warming | D. L. Hughley and Ron Funches | Explode a Volcano |
| Katherine Ryan and Sasheer Zamata | Vegan Rebranding | ||
| 08 | Gun control | D. L. Hughley and Sarah Tiana | Everyone Joins the NRA |
| Katherine Ryan and Clayton English | Arms & Noble | ||
| 09 | Opioid Crisis | D. L. Hughley and Sara Schaefer | Mandatory Opioid Ads |
| Katherine Ryan and Amanda Seales | Pharma Drug Dealers | ||
| 10 | Wealth Gap | D. L. Hughley and Howie Mandel | EgoFundMe |
| Katherine Ryan and Aparna Nancherla | The Garage Growth Initiative |
Release
editMarketing
editOn November 16, 2018, the first trailer for the series was released.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Keller, Joel (16 November 2018). "'The Fix' on Netflix: A New Show Where Comedians Propose Solutions For All The World's Problems". Decider. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Schroeder, Audra (14 December 2018). "'The Fix' is another talk show Hail Mary from Netflix". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ a b Husband, Andrew. "Netflix's 'The Fix' Offers A Simple Solution For American Comedy Television". Forbes. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "The Fix". Netflix Media Center. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
