Series synopsis
After Hours is an American comedy television series that premiered on YouTube on July 19, 2010. It ended on November 20, 2017. It was created by Jack O'Brien, Daniel O'Brien. It stars Daniel O'Brien, Michael Swaim, Soren Bowie and Katie Willert.
After Hours is the fullest expression of what Cracked does best: dissect the minutiae of pop culture for comedy. In the Webby-award-winning monthly show, Cracked Staffers sit around at a diner way too late at night (and for way too long) and argue over a variety of topics ranging from which fictional apocalypse would be the most fun to why Batman might secretly be terrible for Gotham. Down some coffee and join us as we obsess over movies, comics, TV shows and more forever.
Premise
After Hours is the fullest expression of what Cracked does best: dissect the minutiae of pop culture for comedy. In the Webby-award-winning monthly show, Cracked Staffers sit around at a diner way too late at night (and for way too long) and argue over a variety of topics ranging from which fictional apocalypse would be the most fun to why Batman might secretly be terrible for Gotham. Down some coffee and join us as we obsess over movies, comics, TV shows and more forever.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Daniel O'Brien as Daniel
- Michael Swaim as Michael
- Soren Bowie as Soren
- Katie Willert as Katie
Episodes
This series spans 8 seasons with 89 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | April 21, 2017 | May 28, 2021 |
| Season 1 | 12 | July 19, 2010 | October 24, 2011 |
| Season 2 | 12 | March 12, 2012 | December 17, 2012 |
| Season 3 | 12 | January 21, 2013 | December 16, 2013 |
| Season 4 | 12 | January 13, 2014 | December 8, 2014 |
| Season 5 | 11 | January 12, 2015 | December 14, 2015 |
| Season 6 | 12 | January 11, 2016 | December 19, 2016 |
| Season 7 | 15 | January 23, 2017 | November 20, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Movie Ideas Too Awesome To Actually Get Made - After Hours LIVE/The Cracked Podcast | April 21, 2017 |
| 2 | The Finale | July 11, 2020 |
| 3 | The After Hours Quarantine Special | May 28, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Why 'Back to the Future' Is Secretly Horrifying Cracked's best writers highlight the disturbing logical implications of Back to the Future. Incest, suspected infedelity, rape, danger sluts, Calvin Kline, and white people started black history. Also, you ladies might want to stay away from Chuck Berry's restroom. |
July 19, 2010 |
| 2 |
5 Classic Movie High Schools That Would Suck to Attend Think your high school sucked? Try attending one of these.. |
August 30, 2010 |
| 3 |
Which Apocalypse Would Be the Most Fun? You should never lose sight of your priorities, even during the apocalypse. |
November 18, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Why Mario is Secretly a Douchebag Cracked After Hours returns on the wings- er...the raccoon tail of a cultural hero. |
March 12, 2012 |
| 2 |
If You Could Have Dinner (And Sex) With Any Famous Figure Behind every boring ice-breaker, there is a much better question waiting to be asked. |
April 2, 2012 |
| 3 |
Why The Scariest Sci-Fi Robot Uprising Has Already Begun ED-209? Terminators? You don't need to go to sci-fi for the most terrifyingly likely robot uprising. It's already started. |
April 16, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
4 Reasons Spider-Man is Secretly Bad at His Job With Great Power, Comes Great Something Something. |
January 21, 2013 |
| 2 |
Why Romantic Comedies Are Secretly Bad for You All the reasons Kate Hudson movies are worse for you than torture porn. |
February 14, 2013 |
| 3 | The 4 Best Movie Universes To Die In | March 25, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Weirdly Specific Things Famous People Do in Every Movie | January 13, 2014 |
| 2 | 8 Mind-Blowing Connections Between the Works of Joss Whedon | February 17, 2014 |
| 3 | 7 Horrifying Lessons Hidden in Famous Movies About Childhood | March 10, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Racist and Sexist Messages Hidden in Forrest Gump | January 12, 2015 |
| 2 | 14 Super Powers That All Movie Characters Apparently Have | February 9, 2015 |
| 3 | 5 Evil Organizations We Wouldn't Mind Joining (in Movies) | March 2, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why Sauron Is Secretly The Good Guy In 'Lord Of The Rings' | January 11, 2016 |
| 2 | Why 'Big' Is More Terrifying Than You Remember | February 22, 2016 |
| 3 | 4 Insane Simpsons Fan Theories (That Might Be True) | March 7, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best And Worst Disney Kingdoms To Live In | January 23, 2017 |
| 2 | 4 Movie Curses With Unexpected Upsides | February 20, 2017 |
| 3 | How To Ruin Your Favorite Sitcoms With Simple Math | March 20, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | YouTube |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 19, 2010 |
| Last aired | November 20, 2017 |
| Status | ended |