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Cake Train
"Cake Train" is the first episode of the second season of the American sketch comedy series Kroll Show. The episode was written by series creator Nick Kroll, along with Jon Daly, Ron Funches, Carol Kolb, Jonathan Krisel, John Levenstein, Gabe Liedman, Joe Mande, Christine Nangle and Joe Wengert. In the United States, the episode originally aired on Comedy Central on January 14, 2014. The episode marks the return of several characters from the previous season, and features Zach Galifianakis in the titular sketch, "Cake Train". The skit was conceived during the writing of the series' pilot episode; the sketch was rejected for its expense during both the production of the pilot and the first season. The series was renewed for a second season consisting of 10 episodes by Comedy Central in January 2013. The episode, which received generally positive critical reception, was watched by 763,000 viewers and received a Nielsen household rating of 0.4 in the 18–49 demographic.
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"Cake Train" is the first episode of the second season of the American sketch comedy series Kroll Show. The episode was written by series creator Nick Kroll, along with Jon Daly, Ron Funches, Carol Kolb, Jonathan Krisel, John Levenstein, Gabe Liedman, Joe Mande, Christine Nangle and Joe Wengert. In the United States, the episode originally aired on Comedy Central on January 14, 2014. The episode marks the return of several characters from the previous season, and features Zach Galifianakis in the titular sketch, "Cake Train". The skit was conceived during the writing of the series' pilot episode; the sketch was rejected for its expense during both the production of the pilot and the first season. The series was renewed for a second season consisting of 10 episodes by Comedy Central in January 2013. The episode, which received generally positive critical reception, was watched by 763,000 viewers and received a Nielsen household rating of 0.4 in the 18–49 demographic.
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