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10 Episodes 2020 - 2020
Episode 1
Sat, Apr 4, 2020
Emmy winner Wayne Brady kicks off his epic search for America's first teen comedy sensation. Wayne chooses his final six to undergo a comedy boot camp based on the lessons learned throughout his iconic career.
Episode 2
Mon, Apr 13, 2020
The six teen comedians arrive at the Academy, where Wayne Brady has their work cut out for them. Their first challenge: learn guest mentor's Marcel Wilson's choreography and perform at a huge Hollywood birthday party.
Episode 3
Mon, Apr 20, 2020
Wayne Brady and Jonathan Mangum head up two teams in an epic head-to-head improv battle at Comedy Sportz. Pressure builds as the teens prepare for their first performance in front of a live audience. One teen must face off in an improvised rap battle against Wayne himself, while another struggles to support the rest of the group.
Episode 4
Mon, Apr 27, 2020
Wayne Brady and Jonathan Mangum team up with friend and longtime collaborator Joel McCrary (Over the Hedge, Dwight in Shining Armor) to challenge the budding comedians to develop three unique characters, employing voice, physicality, and backstory as ways to better understand empathy. The teens are thrown for a loop when Wayne ups the ante and challenges them to improvise while in character.
Episode 5
Mon, May 4, 2020
Special guest comedian Lauren Pritchard helps the kids discover their "superpowers," and how to work as a team to make each other look good. They present their sketches at Second City.
Episode 6
Mon, May 11, 2020
The teens work with YouTube sensation Epic Lloyd (Epic Rap Battles of History) to write and perform their own raps for a music video. Some rise to the challenge while others struggle to find their voice.
Episode 7
Mon, May 18, 2020
With elimination looming, the cast gets the biggest challenge yet. The young comics have to write and perform a three-minute stand-up set for a live audience at an iconic improv comedy club. Wayne Brady brings in legendary stand-up Sinbad to help the teens shape their sets. Pressure builds as one young comic is forced to re-write an entire set in under an hour. At the weekly line-up, the first cast member is eliminated.
Episode 8
Mon, May 25, 2020
B-boy Flo Master gives the young comics a dance lesson and a challenge to create their own viral dances. With another elimination looming, the teens must use their knowledge of content creation to win over the online community.
Episode 9
Mon, Jun 1, 2020
Tensions run high in a double elimination week as the teens feel the pressure to perform in the upcoming challenge. Whose Line Is It Anyway superstar Colin Mocherie mentors the young comics as they face their biggest improv challenge yet and get the chance to perform alongside Colin. At the lineup, two teens are eliminated, sending the final three into the finale.
Episode 10
Mon, Jun 8, 2020
In the finale episode, the three finalists utilize all the lessons they've learned from Wayne Brady throughout the season to put on a one-of-a-kind performance at the acclaimed Upright Citizens Brigade theater in the heart of Los Angeles. Wayne joins the budding comics for a show-stopping opening musical comedy number, and the eliminated cast returns to help the finalists perform in their sketches for a packed house.