Reno 911! is an American comedy television series created by Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon and Kerri Kenney-Silver for Comedy Central. It is a mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows, specifically Cops, with comic actors playing the police officers. Lennon, Garant and Kenney-Silver all starred in and are billed as creators of the series.
Lennon and Kenney-Silver in character at Mardi Gras
Left to right: Dep. Travis Junior, Dep. James Garcia, Lt. Jim Dangle, Dep. Trudy Wiegel, Dep. Raineesha Williams, Dep. Clementine Johnson and Dep. S. Jones
Robert Ben Garant, credited earlier in his career as Ben Garant, is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and director. He has a long professional relationship with Thomas Lennon and Kerri Kenney-Silver from their time on the sketch-comedy show The State, the cop show spoof Reno 911!, and numerous screenwriting collaborations.
Garant performing at the UCB theater in Los Angeles in March 2009