That Damn Michael Che

That Damn Michael Che
Genre	Sketch comedy
Created by	Michael Che
Starring	Michael Che Cecily Strong Heidi Gardner Colin Quinn Ellen Cleghorne Colin Jost
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer(s)	Michael Che Erin Doyle Lorne Michaels Oz Rodriguez
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Broadway Video Leather Suit Inc. Irony Point Samana Pictures Universal Television
Distributor	Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming & Interactive Entertainment NBCUniversal Television Distribution (International)
Release
Original network	HBO Max
Original release	May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06) – present (present)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

That Damn Michael Che is an American sketch comedy streaming television series created by and starring Michael Che that premiered on HBO Max on May 6, 2021. In July 2021, the series was renewed for a second season.

Premise

Each episode follows a theme or incident (police brutality, unemployment, falling in love, etc.) and uses sketches and vignettes to illustrate what it feels like to experience this from a black vantage point. It's less about being "right" and more about being honest, even at the risk of being controversial.

Cast

Main

• Michael Che
• Cecily Strong
• Heidi Gardner
• Colin Quinn
• Ellen Cleghorne
• Colin Jost

Guest

• Omari Hardwick
• Geoffrey Owens
• Godfrey
• Billy Porter
• Method Man
• Chris Distefano
• Anna Drezen

Episodes

Series Overview

Season		Episodes	Originally released
	1	6	May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)
	2	6	May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)

Season 1 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Original release date
1	1	"Policin'"	Oz Rodriguez	May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)
2	2	"Bourbon & Water"	Oz Rodriguez	May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)
3	3	"Dudley Gets Shot"	Oz Rodriguez	May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)
4	4	"Sex Worker"	Oz Rodriguez	May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)
5	5	"Well Played, Crackers"	Oz Rodriguez	May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)
6	6	"Only Built 4 Leather Suits"	Oz Rodriguez	May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)

Season 2 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Original release date
7	1	"Join The Club"	Alice Mathias & Gary Richardson	May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)
8	2	"Intervention"	Alice Mathias & Gary Richardson	May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)
9	3	"Black Mediocrity"	Alice Mathias & Gary Richardson	May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)
10	4	"Higher Power"	Alice Mathias & Gary Richardson	May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)
11	5	"Your Past, Your Present"	Alice Mathias & Gary Richardson	May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)
12	6	"Ballad of a Thin Man"	Alice Mathias & Gary Richardson	May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)

Production

Development

On July 14, 2020, HBO Max gave the then-untitled project a series order consisting of 6 half-hour episodes. The series is created by Michael Che, who also executive produces alongside Lorne Michaels and Erin Doyle. Che, speaking about the project, said: "I'm really excited to be working on this show with HBO Max. It's a project I've been thinking about for a while and we have a lot of sketches we want to shoot so please wear your masks so that we can go into production." On April 19, 2021, it was announced that the series was to be titled That Damn Michael Che and would premiere on May 6, 2021. On July 22, 2021, HBO Max renewed the series for a second season.

Casting

Alongside the initial series order announcement, Che was announced to star in the series. On April 19, 2021, it was announced that Cecily Strong, Heidi Gardner, Colin Quinn, Ellen Cleghorne, and Colin Jost had joined the main cast, with Omari Hardwick, Geoffrey Owens, Godfrey, Billy Porter, and Method Man set to guest star.

Filming

The first season was shot throughout New York, with filming commencing on November 9, 2020, and wrapping on February 1, 2021.

External links

• That Damn Michael Che at IMDb