Liz Feldman (born May 21, 1977) is an American comedian , actress, producer and writer. She is best known as the creator and executive producer of the Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me . She also created One Big Happy and has written for 2 Broke Girls , The Ellen DeGeneres Show , and Blue Collar TV .
79-641: Feldman was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Feldman began her career as a stand-up comic at the age of 16 and made her TV debut as a performer and writer for All That on Nickelodeon in 1995. She is a graduate of Boston University and an alumna of The Second City and The Groundlings . She went on to write for Blue Collar TV , Hot in Cleveland , The Great Indoors , the 79th , 86th and 87th Academy Awards , 2 Broke Girls and The Ellen DeGeneres Show , for which she won four Emmy awards. She created
158-677: A made-for-TV movie were produced over four seasons. The first two seasons were taped at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida , and the remaining two were taped at the Nick on Sunset theater in Hollywood . The Amanda Show is an American live action sketch comedy and variety show that aired on Nickelodeon from October 16, 1999, to September 21, 2002. It starred Amanda Bynes , Drake Bell , and Nancy Sullivan , along with several performing artists who came and left at different points. The premise of
237-416: A Brady Bunch concept. So at the end of the day, I was able to have the fans verbally tell me how they felt that All That impacted their lives and it made them come home and look forward to coming home and watching the show after school when they work on their homework, and how they loved to be able to have a little bit of music maybe their mom didn't let them necessarily listen to some of the music or whatever
316-506: A Good Burger pop-up location opened to fans in Santa Monica, California. With the purchase of a ticket, guests have access to a menu inspired by the sketch and film, a small arcade, and memorabilia and set pieces. The sketches of All That are performed by a large and varying cast of child, teen, and young adult actors. The following is a list of the main cast and featured performer from the 2019 revival (a complete cast list can be found in
395-517: A Nickelodeon kid when I was 30. I was having fun but at 15, you don't want to be doing what you did when you were 12." Bynes would go on to star in Schneider's What I Like About You for The WB , and Bell and Peck would co-star in Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh , also created by Schneider. In 2024, Drake Bell revealed publicly that he had been sexually abused by dialogue coach Brian Peck during
474-442: A call from my niece from Chicago who said, "I just watched the best movie." That thing worked. The movie was released in theaters on July 25, 1997, with a budget of roughly $ 10 million. The film holds a score of 33% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 45 reviews. Most praise came to Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson's performances. Although the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, it received positive reviews from fans and it
553-421: A favor, he jokingly complains that everyone wants to borrow money from him, including Andy Samberg (Thompson's Saturday Night Live co-star) and half of the original cast of All That . In 2015, Mitchell and Thompson reunited on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where they performed a special Good Burger sketch. Dan Schneider returned to write the sketch for the show. In 2015, Comikaze Expo held
632-427: A kid-friendly version of Saturday Night Live , which cast member Kenan Thompson would later join in 2003. He brought Tollin and Schneider (as head writer) along to help develop the show. The three were influenced by classic sketch shows such as The Carol Burnett Show , You Can't Do That on Television and Laugh In , and began to flesh out a rough idea of the show's format. Schneider decided against writing
711-579: A large and varying cast of child and teen actors. Early episodes were taped at Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Orlando Resort and then moved to Hollywood at the Nickelodeon on Sunset theatre, where other Nickelodeon shows such as The Amanda Show , Kenan & Kel , and Drake & Josh were taped. All That went on to become a fixture on Nickelodeon for over a decade and has received acclaim for its diverse cast and impact on children's television . The series has spun off several members of
790-523: A lease for the 6230 Sunset Boulevard facility. During this period, Bates left the show and was replaced by Amanda Bynes . A Nickelodeon producer discovered Amanda while she attended a children's comedy camp at L.A.'s Laugh Factory . At the end of the third season, Johnson and Reyes left the show. In 1997, Nickelodeon purchased the Sunset Boulevard property (formerly The Earl Carrol Theater) and rechristened it as Nickelodeon on Sunset . Production for
869-429: A production company with producer friend Mike Tollin, aptly named Tollin/Robbins Productions . The company originally produced several small-budget sports documentaries. Hecht, now Head of Development for Nickelodeon, contacted them and asked them to tape a project for the network. The half-hour documentary they made featured two of the network's game show hosts, Phil Moore ( Nick Arcade ) and Mike O'Malley ( Get
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#1732872821152948-461: A reunion special consisting of new 3–4 minute shorts with most of the original cast, including Kenan and Kel. In 2018, Lori Beth Denberg, Kel Mitchell, Josh Server, and Kenan Thompson appeared together on an episode of Nick Cannon's MTV series Wild 'n Out . Kenan & Kel is an American teen comedy sitcom created by Kim Bass for Nickelodeon . It starred then- All That cast members Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. Sixty-five episodes and
1027-448: A single salary during their time at Nickelodeon. A gender discrimination and hostile workplace lawsuit filed in 2000 alleged that Schneider inappropriately requested massages from the crew, but it was settled out of court. These allegations were reported publicly as early as 2022, following the release of iCarly star Jennette McCurdy 's book I'm Glad My Mom Died . In an interview video uploaded on March 19, 2024, one day after
1106-730: A spoof of the now-defunct video rental store Blockbuster . At age 10, Amanda Bynes was performing stand-up comedy in Hollywood when Nickelodeon's talent scouts took notice and offered her a role on the network's live-action variety series All That . Finding success on the series, Bynes appeared in an array of guest roles in film and television as well as a recurring panelist role on Nickelodeon game show Figure It Out . Nickelodeon president Albie Hecht noted Bynes' "amazing star quality" and called her "a little Carol Burnett ." On October 16, 1999, The Amanda Show , an All That spin-off created by series producer Dan Schneider , premiered in
1185-851: A standalone series during the daytime. The show would later return on September 17, 2012, and aired in two-hour blocks, until being removed again on March 17, 2013. The series later premiered on The Splat (later NickSplat and NickRewind) on June 10, 2016, and on August 27, 2017, as part of a SNICK 25th anniversary marathon, before briefly returning again in 2020. Three volumes of The Amanda Show were released on VHS and DVD beginning on October 5, 2004. Four Best Of volumes released exclusively on iTunes from 2008 to 2013. Later manufacture-on-demand releases were made available through Amazon beginning on March 12, 2012. Two releases, Volume 4: Penelope's Picks and Volume 5: Trudy's Duties , were canceled after initially being scheduled to release on July 12, 2005, and September 20, 2005, respectively. As of March 2021,
1264-420: A sudden there's something called Nickelodeon Movies, put under the banner of Paramount. It was a big synergy. We just took a shot. ... There was an unforgettable day when we went to Paramount with a script. The Paramount execs were interested enough to come to a table read. I don't believe any money had been spent. We realized this was a huge opportunity. Kenan and Kel came and we filled in with other actors. ... It
1343-501: A taped video appearance; Spears was originally supposed to perform in person but had to back out due to a knee injury and Lauryn Hill took her place) all made appearances; with Bates, Denberg, Johnson and Reyes appearing as well. After the 100th episode, the show won the Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Show on May 1, 1999. The fifth season ended with the departures of Mitchell and Thompson. Stand-up comedian Gabriel Iglesias (who, at 24,
1422-529: A television genre". In 1986, Robbins and Schneider met when they were cast in the ABC sitcom Head of the Class , where they co-starred as members of an honors program for gifted high school students. Becoming close friends, the two performers both shared a mutual interest in writing, eventually coming together to write and then pitch an episode to the show's producers just to see if they could do it. To their amazement,
1501-511: Is a sketch comedy television program set in a universe in which it is broadcast as a popular television comedy (a show-within-a-show). Recurring sketches include "Judge Trudy", a spoof of the courtroom reality Judge Judy ; "So You Want to Win Five Dollars?", a spoof of the ABC game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ; "Moody's Point", a spoof of the teen drama Dawson's Creek ; and "Blockblister",
1580-573: The Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me , executive produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay . Dead to Me premiered on Netflix on May 3, 2019. The series was renewed for a second season which was released on Netflix on May 8, 2020. In July 2020, Netflix renewed the series for a third and final season. On July 6, 2020, Netflix announced that it had entered into an exclusive multi-year development deal with Feldman, under which all of her future productions will be Netflix Original series. In 2020, she won
1659-765: The WGA Award for Best Episodic Comedy for the pilot episode of Dead to Me . She was also named to The Hollywood Reporter ' s "50 Most Powerful LGBTQ Players in Hollywood" list. Liz Feldman is married to musician Rachael Cantu . They were married in 2013 and live in Los Angeles, California . They welcomed their first child in October 2022. All That All That is an American sketch comedy children's television series created by Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin . The series originally aired on Nickelodeon from April 16, 1994, to October 22, 2005, lasting ten seasons, and
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#17328728211521738-420: The fifth season , Kopelow and Seifert took over Schneider's responsibilities as head writers and co-executive producers; Tamberelli succeeded Denberg as the new Vital Information anchor; added to the cast were Nick Cannon and Mark Saul . Although a teenager at the time, Cannon previously worked as the audience warm up and writer for the show before joining the cast. On March 13, 1999, Nickelodeon celebrated
1817-530: The pilot episode and instead chose to compile the cast first. Usually, in television, the pilot is written first and the cast is assembled later. However, the three believed it was crucial to find the right actors first and then tailor to their strengths. A nationwide talent search for child and teen actors was launched that would last for several months. Eventually, Angelique Bates , Lori Beth Denberg , Katrina Johnson , Kel Mitchell , Alisa Reyes , Josh Server , and Thompson were hired. The basic concept for
1896-810: The "TEENick on The N" block on The N . Reruns were pulled in March 2008 before airing again from April 4, 2009, to August 3, 2009. The series' original TV rating was TV-Y7 , but was changed to TV-G , like all of the other shows that aired on the former TEENick block on Nickelodeon. On July 11, 2011, the British Nicktoons channel began airing the series; it showed weekdays at 9:00 p.m. Some episodes missing from broadcast included three episodes (episodes 3, 8, 11 and 12) from Season 1, three Season 2 episodes (episodes 3, 7 and 14), and four episodes from Season 3 (episodes 1, 2, 6 and 10). Reasons for these episodes not being shown are unknown. Nickelodeon Canada began airing
1975-417: The 1990s to the 2000s, specifically series involving Dan Schneider. Christy Stratton and Jenny Kilgen, two writers who primarily worked during the series' first season, presented further allegations that Schneider's writers' room was rife with inappropriate language and behavior to the point that "Dan was showing pornography on his computer screen," according to Kilgen. The two were allegedly required to split
2054-870: The CD is mainly inspired by the show. On October 1, 1998, Nickelodeon released a 112-page book of All That called All That: Fresh out the Box by Steve Holland . The book contains information of the show's sketches, cast members and points of the show. It also contains different character information as well. The Amanda Show The Amanda Show is an American sketch comedy and variety show television series created by Dan Schneider and starring Amanda Bynes that aired on Nickelodeon from October 16, 1999, to September 21, 2002. A spin-off of All That , another Nickelodeon variety show featuring Bynes, The Amanda Show' s cast members include Drake Bell , Nancy Sullivan , John Kassir , Raquel Lee , and Josh Peck . Writers for
2133-516: The NBC sitcom One Big Happy starring Elisha Cuthbert , executive produced by Ellen DeGeneres . Since 2008, Feldman has been the host of This Just Out , a YouTube talk show that celebrates lesbian culture. The “gay positive” show is filmed at Liz's kitchen table and features LGBTQ and LGBTQ-friendly actors, comedians, writers and musicians. Liz has been an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights. In 2008, her joke about same-sex marriage ("It's very dear to me,
2212-545: The Picture and Nickelodeon GUTS ), as co-hosts of a comedy tour as they drove around to different cities to perform. Since their schedule only permitted for two days of taping, Tollin/Robbins had to make the entire show appear as if they had toured around the country. Impressed with the final product, Hecht later met with Robbins to discuss developing something; asking Robbins if there was any type of show that he would be interested in making. Robbins pitched an idea of creating
2291-585: The Saturday evening prime time slot on Nickelodeon, which released AmandaPlease.com, a tie-in website, around the same time. The series was filmed in front of a live studio audience at Nickelodeon on Sunset in Hollywood, California . Beginning with the second season, John Kassir and Raquel Lee left the series, and Josh Peck was added as a series regular. After three seasons, the series run concluded on September 21, 2002. Regarding her departure from Nickelodeon in 2002, Bynes stated, "I knew I didn't want to be
2370-514: The addition of Britney's younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears , to the cast. In addition, All That cast members were also included in a new wraparound segment during the SNICK lineup, the SNICK On-Air Dare , in which they attempted various dares (such as a now-infamous segment, later recalled in the 2024 Investigation Discovery documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV , in which Hearne
2449-536: The case may be. In 2011, Lisa Foiles joined forces with Comikaze Expo , planning the first ever All That reunion with Comikaze Expo CEO Regina Carpinelli. The reunion featured a roundtable discussion, where the cast reflected on their tenure on the show and received questions from the audience. Angelique Bates, Lori Beth Denberg, Lisa Foiles, Leon Frierson, Katrina Johnson, Kevin Kopelow, Kel Mitchell, Alisa Reyes, Giovonnie Samuels, Mark Saul, Josh Server all participated in
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2528-531: The cast and writers find the right tone for a certain skit. The following is a short list of some sketches that aired during the show's tenure. All That is highly regarded for its large diverse cast both in terms of ethnicity and gender. The show was praised in The Atlantic for breaking the classical norms set in children's TV with its cast, irreverent and unapologetic humor, and kid characters played by actual kids. When All That debuted in 1994, television
2607-404: The cast in their own Nickelodeon television series with varying levels of success. It has been marketed in several ways, including an audio recording , books, a feature film (with a sequel ), festival tour, and numerous reunions and specials celebrating the legacy of All That . In 2019, Robbins, the current president of Nickelodeon and co-creator of the original series, announced a revival of
2686-461: The conclusion of Quiet on Set , Schneider responded to these claims, stating, "It was wrong. It was wrong that I ever put anyone in that position. It was wrong to do. I'd never do it today. I'm embarrassed that I did it then. I apologize to anybody that I ever put in that situation". Regarding Bell's experience, Schneider, who denied involvement in the network's decision to hire Peck, stated, "When Drake and I talked and he told me about what happened, I
2765-514: The diversity. I was the first black female they had on that show...there weren't that many black shows on or black actors. When I left, it opened it up more for black female comedians. I've had people come back and tell me it felt like I passed the torch because they were all on TV watching like, "I want to do that, I want to do that," but then when they saw me, they thought, "Oh, I can actually do that." Black girls were coming up to me, parents are just like, "Thank you so much for what you've done." I
2844-579: The end of the sixth season (some people compared it to the long-running SNL segment Weekend Update ). Cast and crew flew out to Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando to shoot the pilot in front of a studio audience on January 17, 1994. After taping was completed, the pilot was shelved as screenings did not test well with the focus groups, consisting of children, both boys and girls in different age groups, that Nickelodeon used. The scores showed that "Kids probably wouldn't like this new sketch comedy show for kids". Regardless of
2923-472: The end of the relaunch era of the show as Foiles announced the show's cancellation. In the fall of 2018, Brian Robbins, co-creator of the series, was formally announced as the new president of Nickelodeon. Now in charge of the company's programming unit, Robbins expressed interest in a revival of the show, saying, in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter , that: I would've never, ever, ever canceled
3002-496: The event. Also in 2011, Bates, Johnson, and Reyes appeared together at Zooey Magazine ' s One Year Anniversary Special Event held in Hollywood. The anniversary launched the Love Is Louder campaign which speaks out against bullying and hate messages. In the 2011 special " iParty with Victorious " (a crossover between iCarly and Victorious ), when Carly Shay (portrayed by Miranda Cosgrove ) asks Kenan Thompson for
3081-662: The feature film Good Burger (1997) with Schneider. After production on the second season wrapped in 1996, the show moved out of the old Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida. The network, interested in moving production of their live-action series to the West Coast began scouting soundstages in California. Production for the third season was completed at the Paramount Pictures studio lot before Nickelodeon obtained
3160-400: The finals aired on the network on July 26, 2003. The contest picked five finalists, all of whom would perform a sketch with the current cast. The winner of R U All That? was Christina Kirkman , who would officially join the cast in ninth season ; the competition's runner-up, Ryan Coleman , would join the cast later that year. At the end of the ninth season, Lyons, Samuels and Spears departed
3239-521: The involvement of former cast members in sketches. However, Dan Schneider, former executive producer of the series, would not be involved with the second relaunch as Nickelodeon had cut ties with Schneider in 2018. By 2017, Nickelodeon had ceased all operations at the Nickelodeon on Sunset lot and the property was later sold. Production for the revival series was done at The Burbank Studios (formerly known as NBC Studios) in Burbank, California. The new cast
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3318-496: The issue of gay marriage, or as I like to call it 'marriage', you know, because I had lunch this afternoon, not gay lunch. I park my car, I didn't gay park it.") went viral, recreated thousands of times across various platforms in the campaign against Prop 8, which sought to outlaw same sex marriage. In 2012, she was named one of The Advocate 's "40 Under 40." In 2016, she signed a multi-year overall deal with CBS Studios to develop new projects. In 2019, Feldman created and produced
3397-504: The link above): Each episode of All That features a musical guest that closes out the show. Later seasons featured a weekly host who would appear alongside the cast in sketches (the weekly host was gradually phased out of the show later on). All That features original short comedic sketches that parody popular culture. Although the show had a team of writers, the cast was encouraged to help contribute their own ideas for characters and other segments. Improv and ad-libbing were used to help
3476-541: The musical guests. The special featured cast members from both the original and relaunch series performing in sketches together. And, after a hiatus, the Vital Information sketch was brought back with Lil' JJ , winner of sister channel BET 's Coming to the Stage competition, as the anchor. The special also introduced Kianna Underwood and Denzel Whitaker as new cast members. Approximately 6.2 million total viewers watched
3555-447: The negative response, Geraldine Laybourne (then President of Nickelodeon) decided to pick the series up. During the first season, writing partners Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert were brought on as producers and continued working in that capacity through the third season. They continued their relationship with Thompson and Mitchell by co-executive producing and head writing the spin-off series Kenan & Kel and eventually writing
3634-486: The producers liked their idea and bought it. Their episode ("Will the Real Arvid Engen Please Stand Up") later aired during the show's second season. Following the success of Head of the Class , Robbins and Schneider were asked to co-host the second annual Kids Choice Awards in 1988 alongside Tony Danza and Debbie Gibson . Although they were unaware of the fledgling Nickelodeon cable channel ,
3713-496: The production of The Amanda Show when Bell was 15 years old. Peck had been arrested in 2003 and sentenced to 16 months in prison and being required to register as a sex offender in 2004, but the identity of the minor victim had not previously been made public. Bell's testimony coincided with the lead-up to Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV , an Investigation Discovery documentary detailing allegations of abuse from people who worked on Nickelodeon's television productions from
3792-538: The same as the original seasons, but episodes now featured a weekly guest host who would appear alongside the cast in sketches, just as Saturday Night Live had incorporated since its 1975 premiere (the weekly host was gradually phased out of the show later on). Vital Information was also dropped and replaced with a new regular segment titled Know Your Stars . The first episode of the "new" All That featured special guests Frankie Muniz and Aaron Carter and debuted on January 19, 2002. The eighth season opened with
3871-443: The second All That reunion. Angelique Bates, Chelsea Brummet, Ryan Coleman, Lori Beth Denberg, Jack DeSena, Lisa Foiles, Bryan Hearne, Katrina Johnson, Christina Kirkman, Christy Knowings, Kel Mitchell, Alisa Reyes, Giovonnie Samuels, Mark Saul, Josh Server, and Danny Tamberelli all participated in the event. From April 16-17, 2016, to celebrate the show's 22nd anniversary, TeenNick (as part of its The Splat programming block) aired
3950-422: The semi-scripted show was that its star, Nick Cannon , a former cast member on All That , would come across a situation he thought needed changing and then "take over" to make things better, or at least funnier. All That made one effort in developing a popular sketch into a feature-length film with Good Burger. Co-creator Mike Tollin said: You get something like Good Burger and you just ride it, and all of
4029-710: The series in an hour-long special episode dubbed All That Live , in honor of the show's "100th episode" (although it was chronologically the 85th episode to be aired on the network). The episode was the first, and only occurrence in the show's history done entirely live in front of a studio audience. The 100th episode featured several celebrity guests: Melissa Joan Hart ( Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Nickelodeon's Clarissa Explains It All ), Larisa Oleynik (Nickelodeon's The Secret World of Alex Mack ), Robert Ri'chard (Nickelodeon's Cousin Skeeter ), and Britney Spears (in
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#17328728211524108-404: The series on September 5, 2011, with the exception of Season 1 episodes 8 and 12 (which featured musical guests), and Season 3 episode 11. The series was removed from the schedule on June 3, 2013. Reruns of The Amanda Show started airing on TeenNick on October 11, 2011. Although it was originally announced as part of TeenNick's 1990s block The '90s Are All That , the series instead aired as
4187-407: The series remained roughly the same as the original era and the relaunch era. Minor changes to the format included the traditional cold open (which featured the cast in a green room or around the studio before the show started) occasionally appearing later in an episode rather than at the beginning; Vital Information , now sporadically appearing, was kept on with Caddell as anchor; and Know Your Stars
4266-428: The series was a half-hour show that featured a cold open (which featured the cast participating in varying juvenile acts in a green room or around the studio before the show starts), several different sketches ; including "runners" (short-length sketches), and then a musical performance to close out the episode. The main staple was the Vital Information sketch, which would go on to be featured in every show through
4345-436: The series with original cast member Kenan Thompson serving as executive producer, with Kel Mitchell later confirmed in the same role. The eleventh season premiered on June 15, 2019, with musical guests The Jonas Brothers . Original cast members Lori Beth Denberg and Josh Server each appeared, and made sporadic appearances throughout the season. The last episode of the series aired on December 17, 2020, after production
4424-405: The series would remain there until the end of the tenth season in 2005. The fourth season began with the additions of Leon Frierson , Christy Knowings , and Danny Tamberelli to the cast. Knowings and Tamberelli were known to Nickelodeon producers having both participated in other projects for the network; Knowings was discovered while taping a pilot for a show called And Now This ; Tamberelli
4503-405: The series' end, allegations by cast and crew members have detailed salary discrimination, sexism, inappropriate behavior, and sexual abuse at Nickelodeon during the show's run that were not previously revealed publicly. The Amanda Show is one of several series highlighted in these accusations, which are summarized in the 2024 documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV . The Amanda Show
4582-403: The series. Spears left to focus on a new Nickelodeon sitcom that Schneider had created, Zoey 101 . In 2005, the tenth season began with a celebration of the show's tenth anniversary. As part of the event, Nickelodeon aired episodes from the first six seasons of All That in the week leading up to a "reunion special" on April 23, 2005, hosted by Muniz and featuring Ashanti and Bow Wow as
4661-617: The show include Christy Stratton, Jenny Kilgen, Dan Schneider, John Hoberg, Steven Molaro , and Andrew Hill Newman. The Amanda Show was abruptly canceled after the third season, which left an unresolved plot line in the recurring sketch "Moody's Point". Bynes pursued roles in Schneider's feature film Big Fat Liar and the Schneider-created television series What I Like About You for The WB . Schneider would later cast series regulars Bell, Peck, and Sullivan in his follow-up Nickelodeon series, Drake & Josh . Decades after
4740-471: The show is available to stream on Paramount+ , without the four episodes excluded on DVD (1, 5, 8, and 12). The Amanda Show has been met with mostly positive reviews since its premiere. Within weeks of its debut, AmandaPlease.com, the series' official website, had attracted 150,000 hits and received 16,000 emails. The series became the highest-rated live-action program on Nickelodeon during its run, and its primetime slot in Nickelodeon's SNICK block, which
4819-499: The show. It should've been [Nickelodeon's] Saturday Night Live . All That was a very sophisticated show. Young humor, but the level of comedy on that show was sophisticated. The show's revival was announced as part of Nickelodeon's 2019 content slate on February 14, 2019. On May 14, 2019, it was announced that the show would premiere on June 15, 2019, with Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell serving as executive producers; Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert returning as consulting producers; and
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#17328728211524898-423: The special on both its April 23 and 24 airings, making it the top cable or broadcast program for the 2–11, 6–11, and 9–14 age demographics , and TV.com gave it a rating of 8.7/10. Chronologically, the anniversary special and season were taped in the fall of 2004, before being aired on Nickelodeon the following year. After the anniversary, the new season began airing a week later. The tenth season would mark
4977-516: The star's spin-off series, stating, "You have to feed kids the material; you do have to invent it for them. A lot of kids can regurgitate lines -- the Olsen twins when they first started on Full House . Schneider further stated, "To find a kid who can play the daughter or son on a sitcom is tough, but to find a kid who can do what Dana Carvey and Eddie Murphy do, you (have to) look at 2,000 before you find her. I've never seen anything like Amanda." In
5056-427: The two agreed to participate. The award ceremony that year was produced by Albie Hecht , with whom Robbins and Schneider quickly struck up a friendship. Their friendship continued after the awards, and Hecht suggested they develop something for Nickelodeon. Robbins and Schneider declined his offer, as they were still under contract with ABC. By 1991, after Head of the Class ended its five-season run, Robbins started
5135-406: Was a financial success. A sequel, Good Burger 2 , was released in 2023. On November 26, 1996, Nickelodeon released an All That CD titled All That: The Album . It contains All That dialogues from the show, and songs sung by musical guests (i.e. Faith Evans , Coolio , Brandy , Naughty By Nature , etc.). All That ' s theme opening and outro theme were released on this CD. Music from
5214-421: Was dropped for the revival. The revival series featured the involvement of former cast members appearing regularly with the new cast in sketches. Numerous classic characters from the previous eras were revived as well. Besides Mitchell and Thompson; Lori Beth Denberg, Lisa Foiles, Alisa Reyes, Mark Saul, Josh Server, and Jamie Lynn Spears all returned to cameo. In celebration of the show's return to Nickelodeon,
5293-586: Was late January 1997, and he (John Goldwyn a senior executive at Paramount [came back and said], "The good news is we're going to make this movie; the bad news is it needs to be in theaters in July." The typical gestation period for movies is five to seven years. Brian signed up to direct and we shot the film locally, built Good Burger, brought in Sinbad, brought in Jenny, brought in the whole cast of characters. Twenty years later I got
5372-449: Was like wow. It feels surreal. I thought it was awesome because none of us look like each other. We were like a total melting pot of diversity ...You have African-American, you have me [Hispanic], you have Caucasian. ... So there are kids that were able to sit home and go, I look like her, I look like him, I can relate. That was really important for me to be a part of a cast that was filled of diversity 'cause there's nothing more boring than
5451-707: Was more devastated by that than anything that ever happened to me in my career thus far", and provided support for Bell. Following the Quiet on Set revelations, Bell reported on social media that his Amanda Show and Drake & Josh co-star Josh Peck had "reached out to talk with me and help me work through this. And has been really, really great." The Amanda Show premiered on Nickelodeon's 8:30 PM segment of SNICK on October 16, 1999, and new episodes aired until September 21, 2002. Nickelodeon carried reruns of The Amanda Show during its TEENick block until September 5, 2007. On October 13, 2007, reruns started airing as part of
5530-487: Was much older than the otherwise preteen-to-late-teenage cast) was hired to replace the two for the following season. The abbreviated sixth season was followed by a nationwide summer tour, the All That Music and More Festival , hosted by the cast and headlined by featured musical guests. Kopelow, Seifert and the entire cast left the series soon after. In their absence, Schneider returned as showrunner. In 2000, All That
5609-539: Was officially revealed on Today with Hoda & Jenna on May 29, 2019. The cast included Ryan Alessi, Reece Caddell, Kate Godfrey, Gabrielle Green, Nathan Janak, Lex Lumpkin, and Chinguun Sergelen. An expanded episode order, adding 13 episodes to the initial 13, was announced in October 2019, along with Aria Brooks being added to the cast starting with episode 14. An additional ten episodes were ordered in February 2020, with eight of them being completed before production
5688-563: Was painted with peanut butter that would be licked off him by a pack of dogs); occasionally, On-Air Dares featured special guests from other Nickelodeon shows. Hearne left the series just as Nickelodeon was promoting a new competition series, R U All That?: Nickelodeon's Search for the Funniest Kid in America , in which the grand prize winner would be given an opportunity to become a cast member on All That . After this contest ended in 2003,
5767-417: Was produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions and by Schneider's Bakery in season ten. The pilot episode was originally shown as a special "sneak peek" on April 16, 1994, with the show officially debuting as a regular series on January 21, 1995. The series features original short comedic sketches and weekly musical guests aimed toward a young audience. Its sketches parody popular culture and are performed by
5846-426: Was put on hiatus to be relaunched with a new cast. During the hiatus, Nickelodeon ran a series of specials. Production for the seventh season started back up a year later after an extensive nationwide talent search for child and teen actors. Ultimately hired were Chelsea Brummet, Jack DeSena , Lisa Foiles , Bryan Hearne, Shane Lyons , Giovonnie Samuels , and Kyle Sullivan . The format of the series remained roughly
5925-428: Was shared with 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd , further boosted its popularity. Bynes commented on her stardom in a 2000 interview, stating, "It feels like it's unreal. [...] I love doing what I'm doing. And for kids to watch me and come up to me and say they want to be like me, it's a really big honor." Dan Schneider , creator and producer of the series, spoke highly of Bynes' talent on All That as it progressed to
6004-410: Was still primarily segregated by race as shown by popular sitcoms like Seinfeld (where the cast is completely white) or Martin (where the cast is entirely black); even Saturday Night Live was dominated by white male comedians. Robbins, Schneider and Tollin wanted the show to reflect its audience and also sought out varying musical acts (alternative, hip hop and R&B among others) to embrace
6083-480: Was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. However, despite the postponement, production did not resume; although in 2024, Green would confirm on her Instagram post that All That was indeed cancelled by ViacomCBS in 2021, around the time that she was set to begin work as a co-star on the Nickelodeon show, That Girl Lay Lay , although no specific reason was given for the cancellation. The format of
6162-527: Was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Brian Robbins and Michael Tollin created the show, and the head writer was Dan Schneider who also became the showrunner of the series in the third season. All That marked the beginning of Schneider's prolific career in creating and writing hit television series for young audiences. The New York Times , in separate articles, referred to Schneider as "the Norman Lear of children's television" and "the master of
6241-424: Was the star of The Adventures of Pete & Pete , and guest starred on the Nickelodeon game show Figure It Out where he befriended fellow guest star Kopelow. At the end of the fourth season, Denberg and Schneider left the show. Schneider initially left the series to create the short-lived UPN sitcom Guys Like Us , and later took over a fledgling pilot for Bynes that would become The Amanda Show . For
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