Cracking Up

Cracking Up is an American television sitcom created by Mike White, who also served as the series' head writer. It aired on the Fox Network on Monday nights from March 9 to May 12, 2004. Premise In the pilot episode, a psychiatrist (Henry Gibson) is sent to examine Tanner Shackleton (Bret Loehr), a child of a Beverly Hills family, only to discover that Tanner doesn't have any problems — his family does. After the pilot episode, the story was about Ben Baxter (Jason Schwartzman), a student who moves into the Shackletons' guest house, interacting with Tanner (Bret Loehr) and his crazy family. Cast Molly Shannon as Lesley Shackleton Christopher McDonald as Ted Shackleton Caitlin Wachs as Chloe Shackleton Jake Sandvig as Preston Shackleton Bret Loehr as Tanner Shackleton David Walton as Liam Connor Jason Schwartzman as Ben Baxter Episodes