The Muppets Mayhem

Matt Roush says...

It’s time to play the music—but this isn’t the classic The Muppet Show. A new 10-episode comedy series features Dr. Teeth and his raucous Electric Mayhem Band: Animal on drums, Floyd Pepper on vocals and bass, Janice on vocals and lead guitar, Zoot on sax and the unintelligible Lips on trumpet. With celebrity testimonials from the likes of Chris Stapleton, Lil Nas X and Tommy Lee (brandishing his “mayhem” chest tattoo), the band’s influence is clear, despite the fact they’ve never stopped touring long enough to cut a studio album. Enter music-label exec—or rather, lowly assistant—Nora Singh (former late-night host Lilly Singh), who hopes to corral the unruly rockers into the recording studio. Celeb cameos include (in the pilot) Ryan Seacrest and Danny Trejo, with appearances later in the season by Paula Abdul, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, Morgan Freeman, Kesha, Kristen Schaal, Weird Al Yankovic and many more.

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