[04/15/21 - 11:09 AM] Comedy Central's Emmy-Nominated "Crank Yankers" Is Back with a New Season Starting on Wednesday, May 5 at 10:30PM ET/PT Guest voices this season include Desus & Mero, Tiffany Haddish, Trixie Mattel, Annie Murphy, Iliza Shlesinger, Tracy Morgan, Bobby Brown and Kathy Griffin.
[via press release from Comedy Central]
COMEDY CENTRAL'S EMMY-NOMINATED "CRANK YANKERS" IS BACK WITH A NEW SEASON STARTING ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 5 AT 10:30PM ET/PT
Voice talent includes Desus & Mero, Tiffany Haddish, Trixie Mattel, Annie Murphy, Iliza Shlesinger, Tracy Morgan, Bobby Brown, Kathy Griffin and more!
NEW YORK, NY (April 15, 2021) - Comedy Central today announced that the Emmy-nominated series Crank Yankers will make its return on Wednesday, May 5 at 10:30PM ET/PT. Crank Yankers brings the classic art of the prank phone call to life. Yankerville's puppet citizens (voiced by celebrities and comedians) crank call real people - whether they like it or not.
Season 6 will feature beloved characters such as Spoonie Luv, Elmer Higgins, Niles Standish, Bobby Fletcher, Terrence Catheter, Mr. Birchum and more, with voice talent including, but not limited to, Kathy Griffin, Bobby Moynihan, Adam Carolla, Paul Scheer, Iliza Shlesinger, Chelsea Peretti, Brian Posehn, Jim Florentine, Punkie Johnson, Kevin Nealon, Desus & Mero, Tracy Morgan, Bobby Brown, Kyle Dunnigan, Trixie Mattel, JB Smoove, Sam Jay, Annie Murphy, Wanda Sykes, Tiffany Haddish, Natasha Leggero, Jimmy Kimmel and more.
Crank Yankers premiered in 2002 and ran for four seasons on Comedy Central. The series returned with a fifth season in 2019. Last year, it was honored with its first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance.
Fans can find previous seasons one through four on Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS.
For more, follow the show on Facebook, Instagram and on YouTube at both Comedy Central and Animated.
Jonathan Kimmel serves as showrunner, director, and executive producer, joined by executive producers/creators Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla, and Daniel Kellison and executive producer/ITV America CEO David George. Crank Yankers is produced by KIMMELOT in association with ITV America.
[01/10/25 - 05:31 AM] Venu Sports Will Be Discontinued Venu Sports, the proposed virtual MVPD service from ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery, will be discontinued.
[01/10/25 - 03:01 AM] Video: "My Family" - Official Teaser - Netflix A terminally ill father prepares his chaotic family to care for his two young kids and face life without him - but they must put old quarrels to rest.
[01/09/25 - 08:25 AM] "The American Revolution," A New Film from Ken Burns, to Premiere November 16, 2025 The new six-part, 12-hour documentary series that explores the country's founding and its eight-year War for Independence, will premiere on Sunday, November 16 and air for six consecutive nights through Friday, November 21st at 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET on PBS.
[01/09/25 - 08:01 AM] Video: "Lucca's World" - Official Trailer - Netflix Determined to help her son, who has cerebral palsy, Bárbara takes her family to India for an experimental treatment. Based on the book of the same name.
[01/09/25 - 07:00 AM] WWE "RAW" Wrestles Up 4.9M Global Views for Netflix Debut The inaugural event on Netflix averaged 2.6 million households (Live+SD) in the US, according to VideoAmp, which is 116% higher than "RAW's" average 2024 US audience of 1.2 million households, and higher than any other "Monday Night RAW" broadcast in the past five years.
[01/09/25 - 05:31 AM] Video: "Sakamoto Days" - Final Trailer - Netflix Once the greatest hitman of all, Taro Sakamoto retired in the name of love. But when his past catches up, he must fight to protect his beloved family.
