The Sausage Factory

The Sausage Factory
Also known as
  • MTV's Now What
  • Much Ado About Whatever
GenreComedy
Created byHenry Pincus
Starring
Opening themeBrown – Satellite
Ending themeBrown – Satellite
ComposerAri Wise & Brian Carson
Country of originCanada
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Stephen Foster
  • Jeny Quine
  • Dan Signer
EditorStuart Bass
Running time25 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkThe Comedy Network
ReleaseNovember 26, 2001 (2001-11-26) 
February 25, 2002 (2002-02-25)
NetworkMTV
ReleaseApril 12 (2002-04-12) 
May 29, 2002 (2002-05-29)

The Sausage Factory, also known in the United States as MTV's Now What? or Much Ado About Whatever, is a teen sitcom that followed the lives of four friends in their junior year at West Boulder High School.

The four friends were Zack (Adam Brody), trying to win over his unrequited crush Lisa; Ted, the stereotypical rich kid who tries to consummate with his girlfriend, Nancy (Kristen Renton); J.C. (Kenny Fisher), who finds himself constantly approached by middle-aged women; and Gilby (Johnny Lewis), the class clown, who regularly creates trouble.

Produced in 2000 and 2001, it ran for one season. The single-camera series was shot without an audience and included no laugh track.

Originally aired in Canada on The Comedy Network, reruns were later screened on CTV and YTV. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it airs on Trouble. Sky One previously aired it.