Maker Studios Premieres ‘Ithamar Has Nothing To Say,’ Produced By Key & Peele

A web series that has been in Maker Studios’ developmental pipeline for more than a year has finally arrived. Ithamar Has Nothing To Say, a comedy executive produced by Key & Peele duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, is now available on the Maker.TV platform.

Ithamar Has Nothing To Say is based off the wordless comedy act of its star, Ithamar Enriquez. In the six-part series, Ithamar comes to the United States and interacts with the locals. The result is a slapstick offering that is somewhere between a Mr. Bean episode and a satire of American culture.

As with other series distributed by Maker Studios, Ithamar Has Nothing To Say features many guest appearances from the network’s creative partners. YouTube stars who show up in the first episode include Kassem G and EpicLloyd. Key and Peele are in there too, as a pair of talent agents who evaluate Ithamar’s act.

We first heard about Ithamar Has Nothing To Say way back in May 2014, when Maker Studios teased it during a presentation at the Digital Content Newfronts. It comes from the company’s original programming wing, which could shift its priorities in the near future. Erin McPherson, Maker’s former Chief Content Officer, just left the company, and Maker “does not have any immediate plans to replace her role.”

In the time since the series was first teased, Key and Peele have gone from digital media hotshots to outgoing sketch comedy stars. Will their post-Comedy Central plans include more digital series like this one? That would certainly be a welcome result.