Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestThe old Josh is back and ready to bring the party to the #EarliestShow.
Co-hosts Josh Bath and Samantha Newman have troubles with their early morning talk show when Josh gets dumped live on the air and battles through the five stages of grief.
Acting
Schwartz and Lapkus improvise entire episodes with terrifying commitment.
Writing
Outline-only scripts let genius and disaster coexist beautifully.
Production
Fake morning show aesthetics nailed down to the uncomfortable banter.
Creator
Ben Schwartz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ben Schwartz and Lauren Lapkus are real-life improv veterans from UCB; most dialogue was completely unscripted.
Shot during the 2016 election cycle, the show's desperate tone accidentally captured pre-apocalypse American media energy.
US
