Workshop is a comedic web series

Web series

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 about the lives of struggling, young actor

Actor

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s and actresses trying to make it in Hollywood. The series, written about actors by actors, contains many influences from the cast's personal lives. Nate Golon, executive producer and co-creator, said this about the show, “We basically expanded on the idea of all the things we had to deal with and then we made it goofier.”

Season 2 premiered on Hulu on April 7, 2011, as six episodes of 22 minutes, making it the first ever independently produced half-hour comedy to air on Hulu. Special guest stars in Season 2 include Don Stark from That '70s Show

That '70s Show

That '70s Show is an American television period sitcom that centers on the lives of a group of teenage friends living in the fictional suburban town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from May 17, 1976, to December 31, 1979...

, Josh Meyers

Josh Meyers

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 from That '70s Show

That '70s Show

That '70s Show is an American television period sitcom that centers on the lives of a group of teenage friends living in the fictional suburban town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from May 17, 1976, to December 31, 1979...

 and MADtv

MADtv

MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first...

, and Marie Wilson (Canadian actress)

Marie Wilson (Canadian actress)

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 from As The World Turns

As the World Turns

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The series has been noted for its clean dialogue and content, traits not always shared by web content. Golon stated this was to promote accessibility to a large audience.

Characters and Cast

• Jeff Reynolds - Portrayed by Nate Golon.
• Kaitlyn Murray - Portrayed by Kimberly Legg.
• Adam Saltair - Portrayed by Phillip Jeanmarie
  Phillip Jeanmarie
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• Vivian Smith - Portrayed by Leanne Wilson
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• Matthew Cunningham - Portrayed by Jonathan Schwartz.
• Sarah Clarkson - Portrayed by Audra Marie.