Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz


Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz is a sketch comedy show starring Nick Cannon on MTV that debuted April 5, 2007. The show was cancelled and pulled from MTV on April 30, 2007, due to low ratings. A month after the show's cancellation, the series returned on June 7, 2007 as part of the Nick Cannon Power Hour, but was soon cancelled again.

Cast

The show's cast is made up of mostly players from Cannon's other series Wild 'n Out

Season 1

Episode 1

Air Date: 4/5/07
Starring: Taran Killam, Affion Crockett, Eliza Coupe, Mikey Day, Leonard Robinson, Nick Cannon, Sean Lavallies, Eric Murphy
Featuring: Katt Williams
Guest Starring : Sway
Sketches:
  • Rappers Against Child Support
  • Judge Mo Dollars
  • Career Boosters
  • The Claymate Show
  • Ludacris Freestyle

    Episode 2

Air Date: 4/12/07
Starring: Mikey Day, Nick Cannon, Affion Crockett, Leonard Robinson
Featuring: Spliff Star, James Adomian as George W. Bush
Guest Starring: Ice-T and CoCo
Sketches:
  • Old People'ing
  • Ice T-vo
  • Greatest Ass Whuppins
  • Spontaneous Hypeman Syndrome
  • Working With White People
  • Next: School Teacher Edition
  • Suge Knight Light
  • Hell Nah Kanye

    Episode 3

Air Date: 4/19/07
Starring: Taran Killam, Affion Crockett, Eliza Coupe, Mikey Day, Leonard Robinson, Nick Cannon
Featuring: Katt Williams
Guest Starring: Snoop Dogg and Ant
Sketches:
  • Lessons In The Workplace #204: First Day On The Job
  • Judge Mo Dollars
  • Coming Out Insurance
  • Yo Momma - Afghanistan
  • Davonte Blaine - Street Magic
  • Yak'n Off FM
  • Jay's Anatomy

    Season 2

Episode 4 *

Air Date: 6/7/07
Starring: Taran Killam, Affion Crockett, Eliza Coupe, Mikey Day, Leonard Robinson, Nick Cannon
Sketches:
Air Date: 6/14/07
Starring: Taran Killam, Affion Crockett, Eliza Coupe, Mikey Day, Leonard Robinson, Nick Cannon
Featuring: Katt Williams and Kevin Hart
Guest Starring: Lil Jon
Sketches:
  • Thanks White People
  • Judge Mo Dollars
  • Geico Ad1
  • Greatest Ass Whuppins
  • Bootleg Movie Awards pt. 1
  • Erase Racism1
  • Bootleg Movie Awards pt. 2
  • Calf-a-Sizer 3000
  • No More Drama

    Episode 6 *

Air Date: 6/21/07
Starring: Taran Killam, Affion Crockett, Eliza Coupe, Mikey Day, Leonard Robinson, Nick Cannon
Guest Starring: Lil Jon
Sketches:
  • Davonte Blaine: Street Magic
  • Rap Producer: Jesus
  • Beverly Hills ATM
  • Vagina 1011
  • Action 6 News at 61
  • The Claymate Show
  • Dane Cooks
  • Club Clinic
  • Scarred by Scarred1
  • Yak'n Off
  • Facebook Livin1
  • Yo Mamma- Harlem, NY

    Episode 7 **

Air Date: 6/28/07
Starring: Taran Killam, Affion Crockett, Eliza Coupe, Mikey Day, Leonard Robinson, Nick Cannon
Featuring: Katt Williams
Guest Starring : Sway Calloway
Sketches:
  • Rappers Against Child Support
  • Judge Mo Dollars
  • Career Boosters
  • Bi-Curious by Greg Scarnici 1
  • The Negrotiator
  • The Profane Gourmet1
  • Day Spa1
  • Sports Daily With Mary Banks
  • Ludacris' Freestyle Video

    Episode 8 **

Air Date: 7/5/07
Starring: Mikey Day, Nick Cannon, Affion Crockett, Leonard Robinson
Featuring: James Adomian as George W. Bush
Guest Starring: Ice T and CoCo
Sketches:
  • Old People'ing
  • Ice T-vo
  • Working With White People
  • Jewdacris1
  • Next: School Teacher Edition pt. 1
  • Suge Knight Light
  • Next: School Teacher Edition pt. 2
  • Get Topless1
  • Horny Doctors1
  • Hell Nah Kanye
1 These skits are the winning videos from the Short Circuitz web site promo, where viewers can send in a taped parody of a show, commercial, music video, etc. and win $1,000 in the process
  • These episodes featured a video-like set up with a playlist on the left side of the screen.
  • *These episodes featured the same sketches as previous episodes with the addition of the three viewer submitted sketches.

    Website

Short Circuitz featured a Web 2.0 community at , where viewers were encouraged to upload their own homemade parody videos of various media phenomena, including music videos, commercials and television programs. Users on the site rated and commented on each other's videos.