Dice (TV series)
Dice | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Scot Armstrong |
Starring | Andrew Dice Clay Kevin Corrigan Natasha Leggero |
Composer | Delicate Steve |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producers |
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Cinematography | John Tanzer |
Editors |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 24–28 minutes |
Production companies | Olé Productions American Work Inc. Fox 21 Television Studios Showtime Networks |
Original release | |
Network | Showtime |
Release | April 10, 2016 October 8, 2017 | –
Dice is an American comedy television series created by Scot Armstrong starring Andrew Dice Clay as himself. On March 20, 2015, Showtime ordered a six-episode first season.[1] The series premiered on Showtime on April 10, 2016.[2] On September 22, 2016, Showtime renewed Dice for a seven-episode second season, which premiered on August 20, 2017.[3][4] On January 30, 2018, it was announced that the series had been canceled after two seasons.[5]
Premise
[edit]Dice follows "the stops and starts of Andrew Dice Clay’s career resurgence in his transplanted home base of Las Vegas. Mired in Sin City’s suburbs, Clay tries to live his life while still trapped in the skin of his infamous character. You remember: the adult nursery rhymes, the insults, the ban from MTV, the deliberate controversy. He works to pay back his gambling debts, manage his sons’ heavy metal band and fend off pumped-up fans — all while sporting his trademark black leather jacket and fingerless gloves, poised for a comeback."[2]
Cast and characters
[edit]Main
[edit]- Andrew Dice Clay as himself
- Kevin Corrigan as "Milkshake"
- Natasha Leggero as Carmen
Recurring
[edit]- Brad Morris as Brett
- Cedric Yarbrough as Russell Patterson
- Ron Livingston as Sydney Stein
- Patrick Fischler as Toby
- Chris Williams as Marvin
- David Arquette as himself
- Mary Holland as Trudy
- Andrew Daly as Richard
- Lorraine Bracco as Toni
- Billy Gardell as Frank Rizanski
- James Woods as himself
Guest
[edit]- Adrien Brody as himself ("Ego")
- Criss Angel as himself ("Prestige")
- Wayne Newton as himself ("Prestige")
- Rita Rudner as herself ("Prestige")
- Michael Rapaport as Bobby the Mooch ("Six Grand")
- Joe Lo Truglio as Roger ("It's a Miserable Life")
- Laraine Newman as Darcy ("No Bullshit")
- Tony Orlando as himself ("No Bullshit")
- Michael Imperioli as himself ("Fingerless")
- Mickey Rourke as himself ("Fingerless")
- Yakov Smirnoff as himself ("The Trial")
Episodes
[edit]Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 6 | April 10, 2016 | May 15, 2016 | |
2 | 7 | August 20, 2017 | October 8, 2017 |
Season 1 (2016)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Elvis" | Scot Armstrong | Jackie Clarke | April 1, 2016(online) April 10, 2016 (Showtime) | 1BEL104/S104 | 0.254[6] |
2 | 2 | "Ego" | Jay Karas | Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka | April 17, 2016 | 1BEL106/S106 | 0.180[7] |
3 | 3 | "Prestige" | Scot Armstrong | Scot Armstrong, Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka | April 24, 2016 | 1BEL103/S103 | 0.165[8] |
4 | 4 | "Alimony" | Scot Armstrong | Scot Armstrong | May 1, 2016 | 1BEL101/S101 | 0.171[9] |
5 | 5 | "Sal Maldonado" | Scot Armstrong | Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka | May 8, 2016 | 1BEL102/S102 | 0.155[10] |
6 | 6 | "Six Grand" | Jay Karas | Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka | May 15, 2016 | 1BEL105/S105 | 0.220[11] |
Season 2 (2017)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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7 | 1 | "It's a Miserable Life" | Scot Armstrong | Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka | August 7, 2017(online) August 20, 2017 (Showtime) | 2BEL201 | 0.177[12] |
8 | 2 | "Big Fan" | Scot Armstrong | Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka | August 27, 2017 | 2BEL202 | 0.135[13] |
9 | 3 | "No Bullshit" | Todd Biermann | Sarah Afkami | September 10, 2017 | 2BEL203 | 0.183[14] |
10 | 4 | "The Twelve" | Todd Biermann | Scot Armstrong | September 17, 2017 | 2BEL204 | 0.105[15] |
11 | 5 | "The Old Man" | Jay Karas | Scot Armstrong | September 24, 2017 | 2BEL205 | 0.170[16] |
12 | 6 | "Fingerless" | Jay Karas | Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka | October 1, 2017 | 2BEL206 | 0.137[17] |
13 | 7 | "The Trial" | Tamra Davis | Scot Armstrong | October 8, 2017 | 2BEL207 | 0.115[18] |
Production
[edit]Broadcast
[edit]The pilot was made available on April 1, 2016, through Amazon Prime, Apple TV, YouTube, Hulu, Roku, PlayStation Vue and other streaming platforms[19] and all six episodes were made available on April 10, 2016, via Showtime's streaming services and on-demand.[20]
Reception
[edit]The first season of Dice has been met with mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a 33% approval rating with an average rating of 5.26 out of 10 based on 15 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "The Dice man is back with a few surprisingly funny guest stars, but they're not enough to salvage a series of unfunny storylines."[21] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 56 out of 100 based on 16 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[22]
References
[edit]- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 20, 2015). "Andrew Dice Clay Comedy Gets Showtime Series Order". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ a b Pedersen, Erik (February 11, 2016). "[Watch] 'Dice': Trailer & Premiere Date For Showtime's Andrew Dice Clay Comedy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 22, 2016). "'Dice' Renewed For Season 2 By Showtime". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ Wright, Megh (June 7, 2017). "Season 2 of 'Dice' Premieres on Showtime in August". Splitsider. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Petski, Denise (January 30, 2018). "'Dice' Canceled After Two Seasons On Showtime". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (April 12, 2016). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.10.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.17.2016". Showbuzz Daily. April 19, 2016. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.24.2016". Showbuzz Daily. April 26, 2016. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.1.2016". Showbuzz Daily. May 3, 2016. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.8.2016". Showbuzz Daily. May 10, 2016. Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.15.2016". Showbuzz Daily. May 17, 2016. Archived from the original on May 19, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.20.2017". Showbuzz Daily. August 22, 2017. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.27.2017". Showbuzz Daily. August 29, 2017. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.10.2017". Showbuzz Daily. September 13, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.17.2017". Showbuzz Daily. September 19, 2017. Archived from the original on September 19, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.24.2017". Showbuzz Daily. September 26, 2017. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.1.2017". Showbuzz Daily. October 3, 2017. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.8.2017". Showbuzz Daily. October 10, 2017. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ^ Sage, Alyssa (April 1, 2016). "Showtime Offers Free Online Preview of 'Dice' Pilot, 'House of Lies' Premiere". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ^ Holloway, Daniel (March 22, 2016). "Showtime to Debut 'Dice' Full Season Ahead of Cable Premiere". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ^ "Dice: Season 1 - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "Dice: Season 1 - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
External links
[edit]- 2016 American television series debuts
- 2017 American television series endings
- 2010s American single-camera sitcoms
- American English-language television shows
- Showtime (TV network) original programming
- Television shows set in Los Angeles
- Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
- Television series about comedians