Fans of Showtime’s critically acclaimed series House of Lies will get the opportunity to see how cast members handle improv with a new special House of Lies Live! airing on December 31, 2013 at 10pm ET/PT. The special will premiere a day earlier online on Sho.com, the network’s YouTube Channel, and the official House of Lies Facebook page.
Cast members Don Cheadle, Kristen Bell, Ben Schwartz, and Josh Lawson went unscripted in front of a live audience, attempting long-form improv alongside season three guest stars Lauren Lapkus, Ryan Gaul, and Eugene Cordero. The special was taped at LA’s Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and marks the first time Showtime will debut an original production online prior to airing it on television.
House of Lies returns for season three on January 12, 2014 at 10pm ET/PT.
The Plot:
House of Lies is the edgy, provocative hit Showtime comedy series starring Don Cheadle in his twice Emmy®-nominated and Golden Globe®-winning role as elite consultant Marty Kaan, a man with a single-minded pursuit: power. This quest is eternally complicated at work by his relationships with his “Pod” of co-workers: sexy, whip-smart co-conspirator Jeannie (Kristen Bell) and underlings Clyde (Ben Schwartz) and Doug (Josh Lawson).
At home, he’s forced to juggle unwanted advice from his psychoanalyst father Jeremiah (Emmy winner Glynn Turman), drama from his demented ex-wife Monica (Dawn Olivieri), all while being a loving father to his gender-fluid teenage son Roscoe (Donis Leonard Jr.).
We start season 3 as the wreckage from Marty’s decision to launch his own firm has spilled onto the Pod – the almighty quartet is disbanded. But while Marty is preoccupied with hustling up new clients, his former mentee Jeannie is channeling her inner Kaan and making big moves in his absence. With everything now turned upside-down, it’s anyone’s game and anyone’s guess as to who will come out on top – at work and at play.
Season three guest stars include Grammy® Award winner T.I., Mekhi Phifer, Eliza Coupe, and Daniel Stern. Previous guest stars Griffin Dunne, Bess Armstrong, and Jenny Slate will also return this season.
