Adult Swim, a cable network known for being the late-night timeshare partner of Cartoon Network, have a wide range of experience in broadcasting non-live-action content in the manner of their host network, though one show that bucks the trend of while retaining the old ‘cartoon’ episode length is set to remain present for a while longer, as Rob Corddry’s Childrens Hospital was confirmed for a renewal by the network.
Corddry’s show-within-a-show-style creation (which he also stars in as ”Cutter/Rory Spindell’ as ‘Dr. Blake Downs” (pictured)) started life as a 10-episode web original on TheWB.com, before being picked up by Adult Swim in 2010, since spawning 5 seasons and 58 episodes of ‘spoof medical drama’.
Those episodes will be added to in 2015, though, with the renewal set to retain regular cast members including Malin Akerman, Lake Bell, Erinn Hayes, Rob Huebel and Henry Winkler, and a move of the overarching ‘story’ back to the USA after a number of recent 11-minute segments were based in Japan.
Announcing the news in an official press release, Corddry stated: “Fans can expect the kind of tomfoolery that endeared them to Childrens Hospital back when they were youngsters. Stuff like absurdity, flights of fancy, hard-hitting fake drama, soft-hitting fake drama, farcical door slamming, partial nudity, classical jazz, 70-yard field goals, moustache rides, backwards messages, grooming tips… the whole shebang.”
While it is unclear at present how much time this comedy has left after the next season of unspecified length, for the time being the bizarre comedy lives, with highlights of their previous exploits able to be seen below:
