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The Spoils Before Dying

The Spoils Before Dying

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The Spoils Before Dying

"A groovy trip in free-form jazz."

2015- 2015

1 Seasons

6 Episodes

6.0(16 votes)

Ended

Comedy

Crime

Overview

Fictional author-filmmaker, Eric Jonrosh, adapts his epic tale of a pianist-turned-detective investigating a murder in the 1950s underground jazz scene.

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Production Companies

Gary Sanchez Productions

Funny or Die

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Rock Banyon

Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig

Delores O'Dell

Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph

Fresno Foxglove

Bérénice Marlohe

Bérénice Marlohe

Beatrice

Chin Han

Chin Han

Salizar Vasquez DeLeon

Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell

Eric Jonrosh

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Dizzy the Cat

Steve Tom

Steve Tom

General

Marc Evan Jackson

Marc Evan Jackson

Kermit Biggs

Haley Joel Osment

Haley Joel Osment

Alistair St. Barnaby

Creative team

Created by: Matt Piedmont
Harper Steele
Showrunner: Adam McKay
Will Ferrell
Written by: Matt Piedmont
Harper Steele
Produced by: Kristen Wiig

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