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Almost Genius

Almost Genius

Description: Comics April Richardson and Chris Fairbanks host this half-hour series that applauds (wink, wink) how hard some people, places and things try to s쳮d despite ultimately failing. Actors, comedians and improvisation artists are digitally inserted into viral videos to comment on and congratulate people for being brave and ingenious in coming oh so close to victory. But, claims truTV, " `Almost Genius' doesn't mock, because as everyone knows, almost is awesome... and genius."
Genre: Comedy
Year Released: 2015
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 12
First episode air date: December 29, 2015
Network: truTV
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