Smiling Friends” has proven that the show’s signature style and approach to comedy is not getting stale any time soon.

Smiling Friends co-creator Zach Hadel would be fine if fans hated how the show ends, which speaks to his general approach to ...

Created by Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack, Smiling Friends follows the employees of a charitable company that is tasked with bringing joy to its clients by any means necessary. There’s pessimistic ...

Here's a look back at the wide range of animation styles in play during the second season, followed by a look back at some thoughts that Cusack and Hadel had to share during last month's 2024 Annecy ...

The season 2 finale of Smiling Friends is about a brought-to-life snowman who learns about the concept of death and can’t stop screaming. There’s also a yeti and the ghost of Bill Nye. Earlier in the ...

When you look at Michael Cusack’s work, “order” is not the first word that comes to mind. Both “YOLO,” which premiered its third season on Sunday, and “Smiling Friends” exist in worlds where anything ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook With Smiling Friends announcing it was renewed with Adult Swim through Seasons 4 and 5, Hadel ...

The weird and wonderful tend to go hand-in-hand. The world, over the years, has taught us that. But if you need another example of that truth, look no further than Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel’s ...

"Smiling Friends" is one of our choices as a perfect watch for fans of "Harley Quinn," though it sets itself apart from the other shows on that list in some key ways. Each episode is only 11 minutes ...

The surreal workplace animated comedy Smiling Friends will be getting a third season on Adult Swim as Internet buzz surrounding it reaches an all-time high. The programming block, which is part of ...

“Smiling Friends” is wrapping up the year with the 8th episode of its 3rd season. The season finale is called “The Glep Ep,” and in it, well, we don’t actually know what’s going to happen, because the ...