# Califunya

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{{Short description|American web variety show}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image              =
| caption            = 
| genre              = [Variety show](/source/Variety_show)
| creator            = [Becky Stark](/source/Becky_Stark)
| director           = Becky Stark
| starring           = Becky Stark
| composer           = 
| country            = [United States](/source/United_States)
| language           = English
| num_seasons        = 1
| num_episodes       = 6
| list_episodes      = 
| executive_producer = [Aaron Rose](/source/Aaron_Rose), [Janice Grube](/source/Janice_Grube), Bill Davenport
| location           = [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon)
| company            = Sanguine Film
| camera             = 
| runtime            = 1 – 5 minutes
| network            = [Wieden+Kennedy Entertainment](/source/WKE_(WKEntertainment))
| first_aired        = {{Start date|2009|12}}
| last_aired         = {{End date|2010|3}} 
}}

'''''Califunya!''''' is an American web [variety show](/source/variety_show) directed and written by [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California) based artist and singer-songwriter [Becky Stark](/source/Becky_Stark). The show is an episodic ensemble comedy featuring a revolving cast of guest stars including [Miranda July](/source/Miranda_July), [Peter Glantz](/source/Peter_Glantz), [Tunde Adebimpe](/source/Tunde_Adebimpe), [Ron Regé, Jr.](/source/Ron_Reg%C3%A9%2C_Jr.), [Mia Doi Todd](/source/Mia_Doi_Todd), Ariana Delawari, [Josh Fadem](/source/Josh_Fadem), and [Brandon Ratcliff](/source/Brandon_Ratcliff).

The show was originally produced as a stage show in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) in 2006, which was followed by a preliminary film shoot in [New York City](/source/New_York_City) and Los Angeles the same year. A second film shoot was produced in Summer 2009 in [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon). Season one entered final post-production in fall 2009.

==Format==
Like any variety show, ''Califunya!'' features [music](/source/music)al performances by artists such as The LA Ladies Choir and [Colin Meloy](/source/Colin_Meloy) of [The Decemberists](/source/The_Decemberists), [comedy skits](/source/comedy_sketch) and guest appearances by visual artists like Jim Drain, who also served as the show's art director. The tone of the show was described as "parodying a high school play that is parodying a kids' show from the '60s as performed by grownups—with all the expected exclamation points muted."<ref>{{cite news | title= Beautifulest .show.ever: Becky Stark's ecstatic state of Califunya | magazine=The FADER | author=Eric Ducker | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_6718/is_2006_July-August/ai_n28423521/ | date=July–August 2006 | accessdate=2009-09-25}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

It was produced and released in 2009/2010 by [Wieden+Kennedy Entertainment](/source/WKE_(WKEntertainment)).<ref>{{cite news | title=Here's the Pitch | magazine=[Willamette Week](/source/Willamette_Week) | author=Aaron Mesh | url=http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-11379-hererss_the_pitch.html | date=December 2, 2009 | accessdate=2012-10-07}}</ref>

==Episode list==
{{Episode table |total_width=75 |overall= |title= |aux1= |aux1T=Featured artist |airdate= |episodes=
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=1
 |RTitle=Sailing Through Space on a Beautiful Planet!
 |Aux1=[Mia Doi Todd](/source/Mia_Doi_Todd), Ariana Delawari
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|12|15}}

}}

{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=2
 |RTitle="Bluebird" ♫
 |Aux1= Ariana Delawari, Mia Doi Todd, [Colin Meloy](/source/Colin_Meloy)
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|01|05}}

}}

{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=3
 |RTitle=The Curtain
 |Aux1=[Aaron Rose](/source/Aaron_Rose)
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|01|19}}

}}

{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=4
 |RTitle=The Key to My Happiness!
 |Aux1=Ariana Delawari
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|02|02}}

}}

{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=5
 |RTitle=Musical Guest ♫ Colin Meloy
 |Aux1=Colin Meloy
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|02|16}}

}}

{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=6
 |RTitle=Tea Party ♥
 |Aux1=Aaron Rose
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|03|02}}

}}
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL17C9DFCEBFC9C573 ''Califunya!''] on [YouTube](/source/YouTube)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110718072200/http://wkeblog.wk.com/about-califunya/ Show summary and credits]

Category:2009 American television series debuts
Category:2010 American television series endings
Category:2000s American variety television series
Category:2010s American variety television series
Category:Wieden+Kennedy

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