TZGZ Gets Some Pole With New Series Featuring Bobby Moynihan & Jillian Bell
Christmas is coming early for SYFY’s late-night adult animation block, TZGZ. The network made a list, checked it twice… and today announced that the irreverent and edgy animated comedy THE POLE, starring Bobby Moynihan and Jillian Bell, has been added to the “nice list” with a 6-episode series pickup.
THE POLE also added series regular Nicole Byer, and recurring cast members SungWon Cho, Colin Jost, Tim Simons and Sasheer Zamata.
Bobby Moynihan as NICK – Our hero and the 20th Santa Claus to wear the suit. On the surface he is jolly, super into pancakes and recreational drugs, but he struggles with the mounting discord in his own backyard. And so, the show follows him on a journey of introspection as he reconsiders traditional definitions of naughty and nice. In the series, Moynihan also voices CHILLY, Nick’s best friend who happens to be a snowman.
Jillian Bell as GRETCHEN – The backbone of the North Pole, Mrs. Claus a.k.a. Gretchen runs the political machine that has become the business of toy production. She is by far the smartest person on the North Pole and is the only thing keeping it together. In the series, Bell also voices the mysterious SNOW WHITE LADY.
Nicole Byer as MATILDA – Top of her class at the Elf on a Shelf program, Matilda does God’s work as Nick’s ride-or-die workaholic head elf.
SungWon Cho as HARRY, DASHER & LEN – Cho lends his voice to many characters in the series, including:
- Harry – Nick’s 14-year-old son, who’s as plump and jolly as he is
- Dasher – one of Nick’s reindeer, who’s quite frisky and ready to mingle, even with those who aren’t single
- Len – an elf who likes to party
Tim Simons as JACK – The crown prince, a fitness obsessed, power-hungry 18-year-old with serious plans to rebrand the suit. Since he’s in line to become the 21st Santa, he also makes everyone call him Blackjack, which everyone thinks is lame and weird.
Sasheer Zamata as HELENOR – An activist who emerged as the voice of the Radical Naughty Party after coining the term “One Child: One Gift.”
Do we know if Hulu will be the only entity to have the dub, or if it will be on other platforms, too? The show in general is definitely going to be on multiple platforms.