Mr. Birchum

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Mr. Birchum
Genre	Comedy
Developed by	Adam Carolla Nate Adams Mike Lynch
Showrunner	Nate Adams
Voices of	Adam Carolla Megyn Kelly Alonzo Bodden Tyler Fischer Brett Cooper Kyle Dunnigan Marisol Ramirez James Arnold Taylor Melissa Greenspan Brandon Tyler Harris Roseanne Barr Jay Mohr Patrick Warburton
Composer	Bleeding Fingers Music
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Adam Carolla Mike August Nate Adams Dallas Sonnier Jeremy Boreing Caleb Robinson Ben Shapiro
Editor	Quique Ríos Benavent
Running time	28 minutes
Production companies	Chassy Media[1] Wise Blue Studios
Original release
Network	DailyWire+
Release	May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12) – present
Related
Crank Yankers

Mr. Birchum is an American adult animated sitcom developed by Adam Carolla, Nate Adams, and Mike Lynch for DailyWire+. Produced by Chassy Media, the series premiered on May 12, 2024.^[2] Carolla stars as the titular character, alongside a voice cast including Megyn Kelly, Alonzo Bodden, Tyler Fischer, Brett Cooper, Kyle Dunnigan, Marisol Ramirez, James Arnold Taylor, Melissa Greenspan, Brandon Tyler Harris, Roseanne Barr, Jay Mohr, and Patrick Warburton.

Carolla originated the character of Dick Birchum in the 1990s where he featured on KROQ-FM, later voicing him in the series Crank Yankers.^[3]

The series chronicles the lives of the Birchum family, Richard (Adam Carolla), Wendi (Megyn Kelly), Eddie (Kyle Dunnigan) and Jeanie (Brett Cooper). Each episode is a social commentary on modern American culture from a political conservative viewpoint as Richard attempts to keep life in his hometown simple.

• Adam Carolla as Richard Birchum, a woodshop teacher who was originally a substitute, but he took the full-time position after he realized the kids need the help.
• Megyn Kelly as Wendi Birchum, a realtor and Jeanie's mother.
• Alonzo Bodden as Don Gage, Richard's best friend, a Navy veteran, and the auto shop teacher who got Richard his teaching job.
• Tyler Fischer as Elliot Karponzi, a political correctness officer and Star Wars fan who dislikes Richard.
• Brett Cooper as Jeanie Birchum, Wendi's daughter and Richard's stepdaughter. She idolizes her stepdad and dreams of being a professional contractor.
• Kyle Dunnigan as Eddie Birchum, Richard's son and a professional gamer and YouTuber.
• Marisol Ramirez
• James Arnold Taylor as Brad
• Melissa Greenspan as Bentley
• Brandon Tyler Harris
• Roseanne Barr as Principal Pam Bortles
• Jay Mohr as Coach Murphy
• Patrick Warburton as Burly Man

• Rob Riggle as Gunderson ("Thank You for Your Meal Service")
• Sage Steele as Deena Gage ("Thank You for Your Meal Service")
• Danny Trejo as Switchblade ("Oh, the Humanity")

In 2011, Adam Carolla pitched a spinoff series to Crank Yankers to Fox that would center on his character Dick Birchum, but the series was not picked up.^[4][5]

Sage Steele replaced Candace Owens in the cast after Owens departed from the Daily Wire after a period of tension resulting from her criticism of the 2024 Israel–Hamas war.^[1]

”Mr. Birchum is definitely in the spirit of other adult animated series like Family Guy, King Of The Hill, American Dad!, and others that have a stubborn man whose world around him is changing and he tries all he can do to keep it the way he wants it — and often failing.” wrote Joel Keller in Decider.^[6] On Bubbleblabber, John Schwarz concluded, ”Overall, Mr. Birchum embodies the spirit of what made the Birchum character likable on Crank Yankers and when he was a regular feature on KROQ-FM, but plain-jane scripting and an attempt to cater to an audience rather than try to challenge said audience falls flat, and as such, is a subpar effort to the other animated comedies Mr. Birchum attempts to emulate.”^[7] A review by Tyler Hummel for The Pamphleeter wrote: "given that the reaction to the show has been universally negative outside of the fanbase, it shows that Nashville’s biggest conservative content creators have a long way to go."^[8]

• Mr. Birchum at IMDb