Why? with Hannibal Buress

Why? with Hannibal Buress is an American late-night television series hosted by Hannibal Buress. On March 10, 2015, the series was green-lit for an eight-episode season.^[1] The series premiered on July 8, 2015, on Comedy Central.^[2] The show was meant to provide a look into the host's mind with episodes undertaking social issues through sketches, man on the street interviews, special guests and stand-up in front of a studio audience.^[3] In December 2015, Hannibal Buress confirmed the series would not return for a second season.^[4] He told the New York Post that "it wasn't the ideal format for me."^[5]

Why? with Hannibal Buress
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Hannibal Buress
Presented by	Hannibal Buress
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Dave Becky Hannibal Buress Jeff Stilson
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	3 Arts Entertainment Comedy Partners
Original release
Network	Comedy Central
Release	July 8 (2015-07-08) – August 26, 2015 (2015-08-26)

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
1	"8th of July Celebration!"	July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08)	0.586[6]
2	"Get the F Out of Here"	July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)	0.352[7]
3	"Hannibal Goes to a PETA Protest"	July 22, 2015 (2015-07-22)	0.383[8]
4	"Hannibal Has Beef"	July 29, 2015 (2015-07-29)	0.344[9]
5	"Hannibal Buress Converses Calmly With a Dentist and a Lion"	August 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)	0.428[10]
6	"Hannibal Goes to Hell to Find Out What's In That Bag"	August 12, 2015 (2015-08-12)	0.383[11]
7	"Hannibal Approaches the Finish Line While Wearing a Deep V-Neck T-Shirt"	August 19, 2015 (2015-08-19)	0.330[12]
8	"Hannibal and Kate Plus 8"	August 26, 2015 (2015-08-26)	0.297[13]

References

1. Brian Steinberg (2015-03-10). "Comedy Central Greenlights Hannibal Buress Series". Variety. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
2. Dornbush, Jonathon (2015-05-20). "Comedy Central announces summer launch dates for Key & Peele, Why? with Hannibal Buress, and more". EW.com. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
3. "Why? with Hannibal Buress". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
4. Leatherman, Benjamin (2015-12-22). "Hannibal Buress on Broad City, Working with Will Ferrell, and Avoiding Octopus Humor". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
5. "Hannibal Buress doesn't think his Comedy Central show is coming back". The A.V. Club. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
6. Kondolojy, Amanda. "Wednesday Cable Ratings: Shark Week Tops Night + 'Duck Dynasty', 'Suits', 'The Game', & 'Mr Robot'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
7. Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.15.2015". Show Buzz Daily. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
8. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.22.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
9. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.29.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
10. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.5.2015". Showbuzz Daily. 2015-08-06. Archived from the original on 2015-08-08. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
11. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.12.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
12. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.19.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on 2015-08-21. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
13. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals: 8.26.2015". Show Buzz Daily. 2015-08-27. Archived from the original on 2015-08-29. Retrieved 2015-08-23.

External links

• Why? with Hannibal Buress at IMDb