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Friends of the People

Friends of the People

Description: "Friends of the People" is TruTV's first sketch-comedy series. It combines scripted elements with man-on-the-street features. The comics starring are Kevin Barnett, Jennifer Bartels, Jermaine Fowler, Lil Rel Howery, Josh Rabinowitz, and Kenny and Keith Lucas.
Genre: Comedy
Year Released: 2014
Number of seasons: 2
Number of episodes: 24
First episode air date: October 28, 2014
Network: truTV
Writers: Kevin Barnett, Jermaine Fowler, Josh Rabinowitz, Keith Lucas, Kenny Lucas, Jennifer Bartels, Lil Rel Howery
Program Creators: Kevin Barnett, Jermaine Fowler, MORE
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