Legit (2013 TV series)

Legit
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Jim Jefferies Peter O'Fallon
Starring	Jim Jefferies Dan Bakkedahl DJ Qualls
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jim Jefferies Peter O'Fallon Rick Cleveland Lisa Blum
Camera setup	Film; Single-camera
Production company(s)	Regular Guy Films Nugget Productions FX Productions
Distributor	FX Networks
Release
Original network	FX (2013) FXX (2014)
Original release	January 17, 2013 – May 14, 2014
External links
Official website

Legit is an American comedy television series created by Peter O'Fallon and Jim Jefferies. The series premiered on January 17, 2013, on the American cable television network FX and ended on May 14, 2014, on FX's sister channel FXX.^[1] Jefferies, O'Fallon, Rick Cleveland, and Lisa Blum are the show's executive producers.^[1]

On March 28, 2013, Legit was renewed for a second season by FX and moved to FXX.^[2] On May 14, 2014, it was announced that Legit was cancelled and would not return to FXX for a third season.^[3]

Cast

Main

• Jim Jefferies as Himself – an Australian stand-up comedian
• Dan Bakkedahl as Steve Nugent – Jim's best friend and roommate
• DJ Qualls as Billy Nugent – Steve's brother, who has muscular dystrophy

Recurring

• George Lazenby as Jack Jefferies – Jim's father
• Mindy Sterling as Janice Nugent – Steve and Billy's mother
• John Ratzenberger as Walter Nugent – Steve and Billy's father
• Sonya Eddy as Ramona – Billy's nurse
• Nick Daley as Rodney – Jim's friend
• Ginger Gonzaga as Peggy – Jim's girlfriend
• Arden Myrin as Tess – A sex addict who briefly dates Billy
• Jill Latiano as Katie Knox - Jim's first love
• Andrea Bendewald as Georgia

Episodes

Season 1 (2013)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Peter O'Fallon	Peter O'Fallon & Jim Jefferies	January 17, 2013	YJN101	0.65[4]
Australian comedian Jim Jefferies tags along and reunites with his friend, Billy Nugent (DJ Qualls), who suffers from muscular dystrophy and is practically paralyzed from the neck down, at a care facility after hearing that his roommate and Billy's brother, Steve (Dan Bakkedahl), visits him regularly. At Billy's request, Jim and Steve drive him to a Las Vegas brothel to lose his virginity, an act that could possibly kill him.
2	"Dreams"	Peter O'Fallon	Peter O'Fallon, Jim Jefferies & Rick Cleveland	January 24, 2013	YJN102	0.63[5]
After seeing how unhappy Billy is at the care facility, Jim resolves to break Billy out of his room so that he can have a good time, but his actions end up making Billy's living situation even worse.
3	"Love"	Peter O'Fallon	Peter O'Fallon, Jim Jefferies & Rick Cleveland	January 31, 2013	YJN103	0.71[6]
Billy decides that he wants to have a real relationship, so Jim sets him up on a video dating website, where Billy becomes infatuated with a woman named Renee (Katy Sullivan), but he doesn't want to reveal to her that he has MD, or that Jim is observing the conversation. After overhearing Jim's pickup tips to Billy, Steve tries them out himself on his coworker, Lauren (Rosalie Ward), with surprising results.
4	"Anger"	Peter O'Fallon	Peter O'Fallon, Jim Jefferies & Rick Cleveland	February 7, 2013	YJN104	0.42[7]
With Steve in tow, Jim boards a crowded airplane to a gig, where he gets into an argument with a large man (Leonard Earl Howze) sitting beside him over the use of an armrest while the rest of the passengers spectate and shift between which side of the argument they support. Billy's mother, Janice (Mindy Sterling) disapproves of Billy's living arrangements with Jim and Steve, so against his wishes, she tries to hire him a nurse.
5	"Justice"	Peter O'Fallon	Peter O'Fallon, Jim Jefferies & Rick Cleveland	February 14, 2013	YJN105	0.55[8]
Jim, Steve, Billy, and Jim's on/off girlfriend, Peggy (Ginger Gonzaga) appear in court to retell a story where two men broke into their house and assaulted and robbed them after mistaking Jim and Steve for drug dealers.
6	"Family"	Peter O'Fallon	Peter O'Fallon, Jim Jefferies & Rick Cleveland	February 21, 2013	YJN106	0.84[9]
After Jim speaks before a classroom about being a comedian, he leaves an impression on Ramona's (Sonya Eddy) nephew, Clay (Denzel Whittaker), which Ramona sees as a bad example, and she fears that it's only a matter of time before he catches the attention of the wrong crowd, so she demands that Jim lead him along the right path. Steve becomes distraught after he becomes aware of a digital camera containing pictures of his ex-wife having sex with his neighbor, whose car Steve happens to be driving.
7	"Health"	Peter O'Fallon	Peter O'Fallon, Jim Jefferies & Rick Cleveland	February 28, 2013	YJN107	0.55[10]
After losing a movie role due to his appearance and weight, Jim seeks help from Andy Dick, who hires him a trainer (Eddie Ifft). Jim then unwittingly destroys his trainer's routine when he reintroduces alcohol and drugs into his life, as well as giving him pick up tips after he becomes smitten with Ramona.
8	"Hoarders"	Rick Cleveland	Peter O'Fallon, Jim Jefferies & Rick Cleveland	March 7, 2013	YJN108	0.65[11]
While helping Steve with an errand, Jim discovers that Steve and Billy's father, Walter (John Ratzenberger) is living in a tent in the back yard, while Janice resides in a house packed to the ceiling with thousands of boxes containing porcelain dolls and figurines, among other unnecessary things, so Jim and the Nugents finally confront Janice about her hoarding problem.
9	"Bag Lady"	Peter O'Fallon	Peter O'Fallon, Jim Jefferies & Rick Cleveland	March 14, 2013	YJN111	0.49[12]
Jim becomes involved in a very tense situation after he brings home a celebrity (Bre Blair) from a bar who is married to a politician.
10	"Cuckoo's Nest"	Peter O'Fallon	Peter O'Fallon, Jim Jefferies & Rick Cleveland	March 21, 2013	YJN110	0.76[13]
Jim volunteers at the care facility where Billy used to live, and tries to pick up a nice, attractive nurse (Rachel Blanchard) that works there. Billy and the other residents, who idolize her, do everything in their power to prevent Jim from succeeding. After misunderstanding directions, autistic Rodney (Nick Daley) continues to run with an egg in a spoon after finishing a race at the care facility, and meets and unwittingly inspires a number of different people.
11	"Hat Hair"	Peter O'Fallon	Peter O'Fallon, Jim Jefferies & Rick Cleveland	March 28, 2013	YJN109	0.58[14]
Jim, Steve, Rodney, and Billy go to a minor league baseball game, where Jim is to make the first pitch. Billy is very bitter and makes a scene because he hates the sport, and tells everyone that Jim "only brought him for the seats" (which he believes), among other horrible (and mostly false) things. An old woman (Gwen Van Dam) tries desperately to have Jim arrested by the police after he unknowingly runs over her cat on his way to the game, while her husband (Curt Lowens) couldn't care less about the development.
12	"Misunderstood"	Peter O'Fallon	Peter O'Fallon, Jim Jefferies & Rick Cleveland	April 4, 2013	YJN112	0.53[15]
Jim meets an attractive actress (Annie Heise) while auditioning for a movie. Though they initially hit it off, he is quickly booted from her car and accused of being an attempted rapist after making a joke in reference to an unusual phone call she made earlier. Steve falls into a depression when he discovers that his ex-wife (Andrea Bendewald) is taking their daughter to live in another state with her new boyfriend, so Jim takes him bar-hopping, and they eventually find themselves in a gay bar.
13	"Fatherhood"	Peter O'Fallon	Peter O'Fallon, Jim Jefferies & Rick Cleveland	April 11, 2013	YJN113	0.62[16]
Wendy (Kate Luyben), the prostitute Billy lost his virginity to in the first episode shows up at Jim's door, nine months pregnant, and claiming that Billy is the father. Janice cannot accept that the mother of her grandchild is a prostitute.

Season 2 (2014)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
14	"Loveline"	Peter O'Fallon	Chris Case, Peter O'Fallon & Jim Jefferies	February 26, 2014	YJN202	0.30[17]
After a humiliating appearance on Dr. Drew's radio show Jim attends a self-help group for sexual addiction.
15	"Death"	Peter O'Fallon	Jim Jefferies, Chris Case & Peter O'Fallon	March 5, 2014	YJN203	N/A
At the recommendation of his therapist Jim does standup at Billy's old care facility, with tragic results.
16	"Racist"	Peter O'Fallon	Chris Case, Jim Jefferies & Peter O'Fallon	March 12, 2014	YJN204	0.13[18]
Jim tries to "cure" Sara's racism by introducing her to black people. Meanwhile, Walter proves to be a bad influence on Billy and Steve.
17	"Reunion"	Peter O'Fallon	Peter O'Fallon, Jim Jefferies & Chris Case	March 19, 2014	YJN201	N/A
Jim and Steve attend their high school reunion, with Billy in tow, and each tries to repair old relationships.
18	"Checkmate"	Peter O'Fallon	Peter O'Fallon, Jim Jefferies & Chris Case	March 26, 2014	YJN205	N/A
Everyone must scramble to reclaim the van after it is towed, with Billy trapped inside.
19	"Rub & Slide"	Peter O'Fallon	Jim Jefferies, Chris Case & Peter O'Fallon	April 2, 2014	YJN206	N/A
Mother Gunther and Dad Jefferies (George Lazenby) arrive to visit and once Jeff's mom lands in the hospital the boys are free to enjoy the massage parlor and waterpark.
20	"Afghanistan"	Peter O'Fallon	Jim Jefferies, Chris Case & Peter O'Fallon	April 9, 2014	YJN207	N/A
To get away from his parents Jim takes are gig entertaining soldiers in Afghanistan. Billy only wishes he was so lucky since he is stuck in the hospital with Jim's mom.
21	"Homeless"	Todd Biermann	Chris Case, Jim Jefferies & Peter O'Fallon	April 16, 2014	YJN208	N/A
Jim & co. have to track down Walter after he decides to leave the apartment. Steve makes an unpleasant discovery about his mother and Billy must choose between sex and video games.
22	"Licked"	Peter O'Fallon	Peter O'Fallon, Jim Jefferies & Chris Case	April 23, 2014	YJN209	N/A
Insult follows injury when, after Jim discovers that Peggy is dating Bob Saget, he finds himself in a compromising position with a Hollywood producer (Carrie Fisher) in the hopes of advancing his career.
23	"Weekend"	Peter O'Fallon	Jim Jefferies, Chris Case & Peter O'Fallon	April 30, 2014	YJN210	N/A
Steve's depression spirals out of control after he learns that Georgina is pregnant and marrying Todd. Therefore it's up to Jim and Billy to take care of Emily for the weekend.
24	"Intervention"	Peter O'Fallon	Chris Case, Jim Jefferies & Peter O'Fallon	May 7, 2014	YJN211	N/A
An intervention for Steve is sabotaged by poor planning and a send-off from Jim with cocaine and hookers.
25	"Sober"	Peter O'Fallon	Jim Jefferies, Chris Case & Peter O'Fallon	May 14, 2014	YJN212	N/A
After attempting to perform sober for the first time ever, Jim suffers a panic attack and because of this his agent lets him go. Next, Jim & co. attend a 40th birthday party for Katie's husband, which turns out to be awkward for everyone.
26	"Honesty"	Peter O'Fallon	Peter O'Fallon, Jim Jefferies & Chris Case	May 14, 2014	YJN213	N/A
Jim's celebrity finally skyrockets following his shooting incident, but at the same time he is paralyzed with self doubt and contemplates giving up standup for good.

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External links

• Official website
• Legit at the Internet Movie Database