Nickelodeon (DStv channel 305) is giving
audiences a gift this holiday season with the debut of Albert, an original animated TV movie about a tiny Douglas fir tree
who goes on a journey to become the city’s most famous Christmas tree ever.
Premiering on Nickelodeon on Sunday 25 December at
11:10 CAT, Albert for the Holidays is a heartwarming holiday tale that stars
the comedic voice talent of Bobby
Moynihan (Saturday Night Live)
in the title role alongside Sasheer Zamata (Saturday Night Live), Judah Friedlander (30 Rock) and Rob Riggle (21 Jump Street).
“Albert is in the great tradition of classic feelgood
holiday stories, and we’re thrilled that it is the first original animated TV
movie Nickelodeon has ever made,” said Tasania Parsadh, Senior Channel
Director, Nickelodeon Africa. “Between the hilarious voice cast and the
quirky animation, Albert is a
great movie for kids and families to enjoy this holiday season.”
Albert for
the Holidays is the story of a
tiny Douglas fir tree named Albert, who has big dreams of becoming Empire
City’s most famous Christmas tree. When the search for this year’s tree is
announced, Albert believes he has
found his calling and hits the road with his two best friends, Maisie (Zamata) - a persistently
positive palm tree - and Gene
(Friedlander) - an abrasive and blisteringly honest weed - to fulfill his
destiny. With a few prickly situations along the way, and Cactus Pete (Riggle) out to stop him, Albert learns the true meaning of Christmas. The hour-long TV movie
will also feature two original songs, “The Best Thing
That Can Happen to Christmas” and “Christmasiest
Christmas”, performed by the voice cast.
Additional cast members include the voices of: Cheri
Oteri (Saturday Night Live) as
a TV news correspondent; Breanna Yde (School of Rock) as Molly, Earth Mama’s granddaughter; John
DiMaggio (Adventure Time) as Donny, Molly’s father;
and Mary
Pat Gleason (Mom) as Earth Mama, the owner and caretaker of the nursery.
Albert is directed
by Oscar®-nominated Max Lang (The Gruffalo), executive produced by Will
McRobb and Chris Viscardi (The
Adventures of Pete & Pete), and written by Will and Aaron
Eisenberg (The Massively Mixed-Up
Middle School Mystery), and Joe Stillman (Shrek).
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