The Midnight Gospel

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***The Midnight Gospel*** is an American adult animated streaming 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. 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.

In June 2022, Ward announced that Netflix cancelled the show after only one season.

## Synopsis

*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. 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. 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

### 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

### Guests

* 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)

1. ↑ The Midnight Gospel Transmits Countdown Clock from Chromatic Ribbon (April 19, 2020).
2. ↑ Moore, Kasey (June 4, 2022). '‘The Midnight Gospel’ Canceled at Netflix; Won’t Be Returning for Season 2. *What's On Netflix*.
3. ↑ Magazine, Animation (June 5, 2022). ‘The Midnight Gospel’ Will Not Return for S2 on Netflix. *Animation Magazine*.
4. ↑ Zahed, Ramin (April 16, 2020). Light at the End of the Apocalypse: Pen Ward & Duncan Trussell Preach 'The Midnight Gospel'.
5. ↑ Zahed, Ramin (December 19, 2019). Netflix Nabs New Show from 'Adventure Time' Creator Pen Ward.
6. ↑ Diaz, Eric (March 16, 2020). The Midnight Gospel Looks Like a Trippier ADVENTURE TIME.
7. ↑ Radulovic, Petrana (March 16, 2020). Trailer for Adventure Time creator's latest is a delightfully weird romp through the multiverse.
8. ↑ Baron, Reuben (April 20, 2020). Midnight Gospel's Trussell Explains The Show's Intensely Personal Last Episode.