Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule
| Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule | |
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| Genre |
Alternative comedy Surrealism Avant-garde |
| Created by |
John C. Reilly Tim Heidecker Eric Wareheim |
| Starring | John C. Reilly |
| Composer(s) | Tim Heidecker |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 24 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | John C. Reilly Tim Heidecker Eric Wareheim |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Abso Lutely Productions Williams Street |
| Release | |
| Original network | Adult Swim |
| Picture format | 16:9 HDTV |
| Original release | May 16, 2010 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule is an American sketch comedy television series that is a spin-off of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! starring John C. Reilly as Dr. Steve Brule. The series premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim, on May 16, 2010. The program follows Brule as he examines different facets of living. His severe naivete and social awkwardness generally land him in embarrassing situations, though he largely remains ignorant of any embarrassment he's causing himself. As the series progresses, he reveals shocking and sometimes horrifying details about his past and personal life.
The series has completed four seasons of six episodes each. In the series Reilly interviews real people, whose reactions are genuine according to executive producer Tim Heidecker. He states that he intends for the humor to derive from Brule's character rather than the reactions of his guests. In post-production, the video is piped through a VCR to simulate poor production value.
Critical reception has been positive, with several reviewers highlighting the character of Brule while noting the aesthetic qualities as similar to other productions. The A.V. Club's Brandon Nowalk compared it to The Day Today and Brass Eye, while DVD Verdict's Dawn Hunt compared it to This Is Spinal Tap. The first two seasons were combined onto a single DVD release, made available on October 16, 2012 in Region 1.
The program follows Brule as he examines (or "checks out") different facets of living. His severe naïveté and social awkwardness generally land him in embarrassing situations, though he personally seem impervious to embarrassment. Each episode begins with a poem or lyric pertaining to the subject of the show. Dr. Steve Brule credits the work, usually mispronouncing the author's name; his mispronunciations are a staple of the show — in one episode, he mispronounced the name of nutritionist Dr. Johnny Boden (actually Dr. Jonny Bowden) both as "Dr. Jimmy Brungus" and "Dr. Jungy Brogan".
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