The Midnight Gospel is an American adult animated web television series created by Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward and comedian Duncan Trussell. Released on Netflix on April 20, 2020, it is the first animated production from Ward for Netflix. It sets actual podcast interviews between Trussell and various guests into fantastic adventures.
Set in a dimension known as the Chromatic Ribbon, a spacecaster
named Clancy Gilroy owns an unlicensed multiverse simulator. Through it,
he travels through bizarre worlds on the brink of disaster,
interviewing some of their residents for his spacecast.[1] The interviews are derived from earlier episodes of Trussell's podcast The Duncan Trussell Family Hour. Special guests include Phil Hendrie, Stephen Root, Drew Pinsky, Damien Echols, Trudy Goodman, Jason Louv, Caitlin Doughty, Michael Marcanio, Maria Bamford, Joey Diaz, David Nichtern, and Deneen Fendig.
The Midnight Gospel revolves around a spacecaster named Clancy
Gilroy, who lives on the Chromatic Ribbon, a membranous, tape-like
planet situated in the middle of a colorful void where simulation
farmers use powerful bio-organic computers to simulate a variety of
universes from which they harvest natural resources and new technology.[2]
Each episode revolves around Clancy's travels through planets within
the simulator, with the beings inhabiting these worlds as the guests he
interviews for his spacecast.[3][4][5] These interviews are based on actual interviews, with real audio derived from Trussell's podcast, The Duncan Trussell Family Hour. The episodes typically end with an apocalyptic event from which Clancy barely manages to escape.
Cast and characters
Main
- Duncan Trussell as Clancy Gilroy
Recurring
- Phil Hendrie as Universe Simulator and various characters
- Stephen Root as Bill Taft and various characters
- Maria Bamford as Butt Demon and various characters
- Doug Lussenhop as Daniel Hoops and various characters
- Joey "Coco" Diaz as Chuck Charles, Steve and various characters
- Christina P. as Bobua and various characters
- Steve Little as Captain Bryce and various characters
- Johnny Pemberton as Cornelius and various characters
Guest stars
- Drew Pinsky as Little President (Episode 1 and Episode 5)
- Natasha Leggero as Peggy (Episode 1)
- Anne Lamott as Anne Deer Dog (Episode 2)
- Raghu Markus as Raghu Deer Dog (Episode 2)
- Damien Echols as Darryl the Fish (Episode 3)
- Trudy Goodman as Trudy the Love Barbarian (Episode 4)
- Pauly Shore as Prince Jam Roll (Episode 4)
- Jason Louv as Jason (Episode 5)
- Eddie Pepitone as Bob (speaking voice) (Episode 5)
- Johanna Warren as Bob (singing voice) (Episode 5)
- David Nichtern as His Divine Grace, God's Scientist (Episode 1) and David (Episode 6)
- Dante Pereira-Olson as Shanerreyus (Episode 6)
- Will Oldham as Bubble Max (Episode 6)
- Caitlin Doughty as Death (Episode 7)
- Deneen Fendig as herself aka Mrs. Gilroy (Clancy's/Duncan's mother) (Episode 8)
- Ram Dass as Ram Dass (Episode 8)
Clancy visits Earth 4-169, which happens to be in the midst of a zombie
apocalypse. Clancy, in the form of a beach bod, decides to interview the
sim Glasses Man, who he discovers is, in fact, the President in this
universe. In front of the White House, a group of anti-marijuana
protesters are gathered, seemingly unbothered by the zombies around
them. This sparks debate between Clancy and Glasses Man as to whether
there is such a thing as a 'good drug' or a 'bad drug'. Over the course
of the episode, the two discuss the pros and cons of psychedelics, the
dangers of drug usage if not well educated, and whether or not drugs can
be beneficial for an individual's personal spiritual growth. They end
up helping a pregnant woman give birth before they are all turned into
zombies. However, they find this new situation a relief. This does not
last long as they are hit with a cure bringing them back to life that,
ironically, means the zombies can kill them again. Clancy returns to his
dimension, along with a local dog named Charlotte, as the Earth
explodes.
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