Dice (TV series)
American comedy television series
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Dice is an American comedy television series created by Scot Armstrong starring Andrew Dice Clay as himself. On March 20, 2015, Showtime ordered a six-episode first season.[1] The series premiered on Showtime on April 10, 2016.[2] On September 22, 2016, Showtime renewed Dice for a seven-episode second season, which premiered on August 20, 2017.[3][4] On January 30, 2018, it was announced that the series had been canceled after two seasons.[5]
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Scot Armstrong |
| Starring | Andrew Dice Clay Kevin Corrigan Natasha Leggero |
| Composer | Delicate Steve |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Cinematography | John Tanzer |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 24–28 minutes |
| Production companies | Olé Productions American Work Inc. Fox 21 Television Studios Showtime Networks |
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| Network | Showtime |
| Release | April 10, 2016 – October 8, 2017 |
Premise
Dice follows "the stops and starts of Andrew Dice Clay’s career resurgence in his transplanted home base of Las Vegas. Mired in Sin City’s suburbs, Clay tries to live his life while still trapped in the skin of his infamous character. You remember: the adult nursery rhymes, the insults, the ban from MTV, the deliberate controversy. He works to pay back his gambling debts, manage his sons’ heavy metal band and fend off pumped-up fans — all while sporting his trademark black leather jacket and fingerless gloves, poised for a comeback."[2]
Cast and characters
Main
- Andrew Dice Clay as himself
- Kevin Corrigan as "Milkshake"
- Natasha Leggero as Carmen
Recurring
- Brad Morris as Brett
- Cedric Yarbrough as Russell Patterson
- Ron Livingston as Sydney Stein
- Patrick Fischler as Toby
- Chris Williams as Marvin
- David Arquette as himself
- Mary Holland as Trudy
- Andrew Daly as Richard
- Lorraine Bracco as Toni
- Billy Gardell as Frank Rizanski
- James Woods as himself
Guest
- Adrien Brody as himself ("Ego")
- Criss Angel as himself ("Prestige")
- Wayne Newton as himself ("Prestige")
- Rita Rudner as herself ("Prestige")
- Michael Rapaport as Bobby the Mooch ("Six Grand")
- Joe Lo Truglio as Roger ("It's a Miserable Life")
- Laraine Newman as Darcy ("No Bullshit")
- Tony Orlando as himself ("No Bullshit")
- Michael Imperioli as himself ("Fingerless")
- Mickey Rourke as himself ("Fingerless")
- Yakov Smirnoff as himself ("The Trial")
Episodes
Season 1 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | 1 | "Elvis" | Scot Armstrong | Jackie Clarke | April 1, 2016 (online) April 10, 2016 (Showtime) | 1BEL104/S104 | 0.254[6] |
| 2 | 2 | "Ego" | Jay Karas | Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka | April 17, 2016 | 1BEL106/S106 | 0.180[7] |
| 3 | 3 | "Prestige" | Scot Armstrong | Scot Armstrong, Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka | April 24, 2016 | 1BEL103/S103 | 0.165[8] |
| 4 | 4 | "Alimony" | Scot Armstrong | Scot Armstrong | May 1, 2016 | 1BEL101/S101 | 0.171[9] |
| 5 | 5 | "Sal Maldonado" | Scot Armstrong | Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka | May 8, 2016 | 1BEL102/S102 | 0.155[10] |
| 6 | 6 | "Six Grand" | Jay Karas | Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka | May 15, 2016 | 1BEL105/S105 | 0.220[11] |
Season 2 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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| 7 | 1 | "It's a Miserable Life" | Scot Armstrong | Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka | August 7, 2017 (online) August 20, 2017 (Showtime) | 2BEL201 | 0.177[12] |
| 8 | 2 | "Big Fan" | Scot Armstrong | Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka | August 27, 2017 | 2BEL202 | 0.135[13] |
| 9 | 3 | "No Bullshit" | Todd Biermann | Sarah Afkami | September 10, 2017 | 2BEL203 | 0.183[14] |
| 10 | 4 | "The Twelve" | Todd Biermann | Scot Armstrong | September 17, 2017 | 2BEL204 | 0.105[15] |
| 11 | 5 | "The Old Man" | Jay Karas | Scot Armstrong | September 24, 2017 | 2BEL205 | 0.170[16] |
| 12 | 6 | "Fingerless" | Jay Karas | Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka | October 1, 2017 | 2BEL206 | 0.137[17] |
| 13 | 7 | "The Trial" | Tamra Davis | Scot Armstrong | October 8, 2017 | 2BEL207 | 0.115[18] |
Production
Broadcast
The pilot was made available on April 1, 2016, through Amazon Prime, Apple TV, YouTube, Hulu, Roku, PlayStation Vue and other streaming platforms[19] and all six episodes were made available on April 10, 2016, via Showtime's streaming services and on-demand.[20]
Reception
The first season of Dice has been met with mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a 33% approval rating with an average rating of 5.26 out of 10 based on 15 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "The Dice man is back with a few surprisingly funny guest stars, but they're not enough to salvage a series of unfunny storylines."[21] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 56 out of 100 based on 16 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[22]