The Fix (2018 TV series)

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The Fix
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Genre Comedy panel show
Directed byRyan Polito
Presented by Jimmy Carr
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Andrew Westwell
  • Jimmy Carr
  • Michael Davies
  • Michael Naidus
  • Jordan Watland
  • Mohammed Ali
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time23–30 minutes
Production companies Embassy Row
Netflix Studios
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseDecember 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)

The Fix is an American television comedy panel show hosted by Jimmy Carr, starring D. L. Hughley and Katherine Ryan as team captains and Mona Chalabi as a statistician. The show premiered on December 14, 2018, on Netflix. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Premise

In The Fix, host Jimmy Carr and team captains D. L. Hughley and Katherine Ryan are joined by guest comics who in teams "debate and discuss" solutions to "one of the biggest challenges facing the world". With help from data expert Mona Chalabi, Chalabi will reveal "surprising, shocking and often hilarious" facts before each team propose their fix to the studio audience, who will in turn vote for their favorite fix. [3] [4]

Cast

Season 1

Each episode features two possible solutions for an issue. Solutions in bold were the most voted by the audience.
EpisodeIssueTeamsSolution
01 Social Network Addiction D. L. Hughley and Michael Ian Black Internet Licence
Katherine Ryan and Nikki Glaser Slow down the Internet
02 Immigration D. L. Hughley and Al Madrigal Revamp current Immigration Test
Katherine Ryan and Joel Kim Booster E!-Migrants Celebrity Show
03 Artificial Intelligence D. L. Hughley and Fortune Feimster Mediocre Operating Robot Outreach 'Nitiative
Katherine Ryan and Ron Funches Make Robots Horny
04 Gentrification D. L. Hughley and Moshe Kasher SoCaBo
Katherine Ryan and Nicole Byer Home A-Loan
05 Population ageing D. L. Hughley and Al MadrigalClose Down Florida
Katherine Ryan and Whitney Cummings Make America Pregnant Again
06 Wage Gap D. L. Hughley and Nikki GlaserDadi-Care
Katherine Ryan and Nicole ByerFeminism-ism
07 Global warming D. L. Hughley and Ron FunchesExplode a Volcano
Katherine Ryan and Sasheer Zamata Vegan Rebranding
08 Gun control D. L. Hughley and Sarah TianaEveryone Joins the NRA
Katherine Ryan and Clayton EnglishArms & Noble
09 Opioid Crisis D. L. Hughley and Sara Schaefer Mandatory Opioid Ads
Katherine Ryan and Amanda Seales Pharma Drug Dealers
10 Wealth Gap D. L. Hughley and Howie Mandel EgoFundMe
Katherine Ryan and Aparna Nancherla The Garage Growth Initiative

Release

Marketing

On November 16, 2018, the first trailer for the series was released. [1]

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References

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