Nick Swardson Shares Details on His New Show

There's an epidemic in America, and it's striking across all demographics. Young and old, rich and poor, healthy and sick, all are at risk of rocks in your brains. Symptoms of rocks in your brains include sort of a rocky sound when you shake your head and not being excited about Nick Swardson's upcoming sketch show.

Here's a simple test. Read this excerpt from a recent post on The New York Times's ArtsBeat Blog:

“There’s long sketches, there’s parodies, there’s quick one-offs,” Mr. Swardson said. “That’s kind of how my standup is — stories and one-liners and stupid jokes about drinking. And then I go into a real story of my life.”

The series (which doesn’t have a title yet, though Mr. Swardson said he was leaning toward “Pretend Time With Nick Swardson”) will not have a fixed ensemble, and will cast different actors for each skit. “I don’t have the hubris to make every sketch revolve around me,” he added. “I don’t have to be in every single minute of the show.”

Among the writers and producers contributing to the show, Mr. Swardson said, were Horatio Sanz (of “Saturday Night Live”), Tom Gianis (“Human Giant”), Brian Posehn (“Mr. Show With Bob and David”) and Greg Cohen (“Late Night With Conan O’Brien”).

Did that make you tingle with anticipation? If not, I'm afraid you must have rocks in your brains.

See also: Comedy Central Greenlights Nick Swardson Sketch Series