Bobby Moynihan & the ‘Bat-Fam’ on Getting Weird in Gotham City (VIDEO)
What To Know
- Bat-Fam is a new Prime Video animated comedy centered on Damian Wayne and his father Bruce, featuring a quirky ensemble of reimagined DC Comics characters.
- The show blends deep DC lore with fresh humor and inclusivity, aiming to entertain both longtime fans and newcomers, making it an accessible entry point for all ages.
- The stars and executive producer share why this is the perfect show for everyone.
Holy full house, Batman! Wayne Manor is playing host to a rogue’s gallery of comedic kinfolk in Prime Video’s hilarious new cartoon, BAT-FAM.
Centered on rowdy grade-schooler Damian Wayne (Yonas Kibreab) and his crime-fighting pops Bruce (Luke Wilson), this canon-savvy offshoot from last year’s Prime hit Merry Little Batman sees Gotham City’s strangest father-son duo sharing their spacious mansion with a slew of DC Comics characters with frisky new twists. There’s Alicia Pennyworth (London Hughes), the energetic but secretive grandniece of Bruce’s beloved butler Alfred (James Cromwell); Claire (Haley Tju), a former supervillain under Bruce’s tutelage; a sweetly feral, belfry-dwelling Man-Bat (Bobby Moynihan); and the ghost of Ra’s al Ghul (Michael Benyaer), who dotes on his young grandson Damian, despite still wanting to one-up Batman.
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“We want everyone to tune in,” says executive producer and showrunner Mike Roth, who has created a legitimately funny family series that is loaded with enough lore to keep DC Comics fans happy while also giving new viewers a reason to ride along. “We want grandparents to enjoy it, and we want to introduce younger audiences to Batman. So it’s a great entry point.”
Roth, SNL alum Moynihan, kid actor Kibreab, and UK comedian Hughes joined us at our studio at New York Comic Con last month ahead of a sneak-peek screening of the first episode to discuss the show’s origins and appeal, as well as what they bring to the Bat family. For Kibreab, voicing the hyperactively playful Damian came almost too naturally.
“I really just go into the studio and be myself,” he admits. “I can relate [to him]. I can play a prank on somebody just like him, I destroy stuff…but it doesn’t come from malicious intent.” Moynihan, however, jokes that the changes in Man-Bat from self-testing scientist to slovenly, video-game addict were introduced “when I got involved. I think the character was completely different. He got a lot weirder. Yeah, it was a lot different when we started. He got a lot weirder and stranger as it went on.”
“I feel like she’s the only person that can really just be rude and mean and just put him in his place…who can say that they could put Batman in his place? Alicia!” she exclaims. “She’s known him their whole life. They’re like child friends basically…obviously because Alfred, she’s [his] grand niece and she’s black and we don’t know why. We don’t even talk about it. She just happens to have a Afro and I love her. She’s hilarious.”
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