HBO has dated the return of two series:
Feeling lost in the universe, Pete has an enlightening conversation with an atheist, which sends him into a night of New York debauchery. This marks the beginning of a season in which he starts to question his faith and find his voice.
Created by and starring Pete Holmes, the comedy series CRASHING returns for its eight-episode second season SUNDAY, JAN. 14 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. Executive produced by Pete Holmes, Judd Apatow and Judah Miller, the series draws on Holmes’ own experiences as a comedian, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the world of stand-up comedy.
With the help of Ali, a fellow rising comic, Pete explores the alternative comedy scene, a world of comedy nerds, apartment shows and no-drink minimums, where he begins to thrive. As he continues to lean on the hospitality of comedy greats, Pete explores all types of comedy, from benefit shows to the college market to roast battles. These diverse encounters test his enthusiasm and optimism, but also promise to make him a better comedian as he tries to survive the competitive world of New York stand-up.
Series veterans featured on season two of CRASHING include Lauren Lapkus (HBO’s “Animals.”) as Pete’s ex-wife, Jessica, George Basil (“Flaked”) as Leif, Jessica’s former lover, and comics Dave Attell, Dov Davidoff and Artie Lange, playing versions of themselves. Among the other established talents playing versions of themselves this season are Joy Behar, Doug Benson, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Wayne Federman, Jermaine Fowler, Gilbert Gottfried, Penn Jillette, The Lucas Brothers, Eugene Mirman, John Mulaney, Aparna Nancherla, Dr. Oz, Jeff Ross, Bobby Tisdale, Melissa Villaseñor and Henry Zebrowski, while actress and stand-up comedian Jamie Lee (“Girl Code”) joins the series in the recurring role of Ali Reissen.
In the aftermath of their explosive separation, Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Robert (Thomas Haden Church) are learning to rebuild their lives independently, even as they stay entangled through their kids and mutual friends. Focusing on careers, new relationships and finding ways to be happy again, they learn that pursuing the next chapter will be more complicated than they imagined.
Starring Sarah Jessica Parker (Emmy® and Golden Globewinner for HBO’s “Sex and the City”), who also serves as an executive producer, DIVORCE returns for its eight-episode second season SUNDAY, JAN. 14 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. Thomas Haden Church (Emmy® winner and Golden Globe nominee for “Broken Trail,” Oscar®nominee for “Sideways”) also stars in addition to serving as a producer on the series.
DIVORCE also features Molly Shannon (Emmy® nominee for HBO’s “Enlightened” and “Saturday Night Live”) as Diane, Frances’ over-eager friend, whose investment in Frances’ new gallery tests their friendship, even as Diane adjusts to a new normal at home with her husband, Nick (Tracy Letts). Talia Balsam (“Mad Men”) plays Dallas, Frances’ close friend, a divorced psychologist who is determined to extricate herself from a secret affair with Tony (Dean Winters), Robert’s divorce attorney. Sterling Jerins (“World War Z”) plays Lila, Frances and Robert’s complicated teenage daughter, and Charlie Kilgore (“Moonrise Kingdom”) is Tom, their 16-year-old son.
Also appearing this season are Becki Newton (“How I Met Your Mother”) as Jackie Giannopolis, Robert’s new sparkplug of a girlfriend, Steven Pasquale (“The Good Wife”) as Andrew Wallace, Diane’s friend, who will get involved with Frances, and Amy Sedaris (“Strangers with Candy”) as Robert’s off-kilter sister, Cathy.
