Campus Ladies is an American sitcom that premiered on Oxygen on January 8, 2006. It stars Christen Sussin and Carrie Aizley as two 40-something women who decide to go enroll at the fictional University of the Midwest. The humor comes from the various situations the "ladies" get involved in while trying to fit in with their much younger friends and classmates.

Premise

The shopping trip of recent widow Joan Beamin and married Barri Martin is cut short when Barri wastes a drink on her pants. When they go to Barri's house to get her some more pants, they find her husband Roger having an affair in their bedroom. The ladies end up in a bar and observe a group of collegians, ultimately deciding to enroll.

Once at UMW, the ladies meet Drew and Abdul, two of their classmates who will be living in the room next to them. Drew is tall and blond and believes himself to be a ladies' man, but in actuality, is far from that. Abdul is an Iranian young man who refers to everyone as "Mister" and "Miss." The ladies also meet their roommate, a young woman named Paige, who is, at first, not thrilled to be sharing a room with Joan and Barri. There is also Guy, the dorm's resident adviser.

From there on, the ladies embark on the adventures of college life, complete with one-night stands, sexual experimentation, research papers, and football games.

Major characters

• Christen Sussin as Barri Martin
• Carrie Aizley as Joan Beamin
• Derek Carter as Drew Penniger
• Jonah Hill
  Jonah Hill
  Jonah Hill Feldstein , known professionally as Jonah Hill, is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and comedian. Hill is best known roles for his roles in Superbad, Knocked Up, and Get Him to the Greek. He made his theatrical debut in I Heart Huckabees, alongside Jason Schwartzman and Dustin...
  
   as Guy Ferguson
• Miranda Kent as Paige Hollister
• Amir Talai
  Amir Talai
  Amir Talai is an Iranian-American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, and comedian.Talai made appearances in MADtv, Adventures in Homeschooling, Nip/Tuck, Cold Case, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Gilmore Girls, and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. He also played the role of Raza in the movie Harold and...
  
   as Abdul

Recurring characters

• Danielle Weeks as Phoebe
• Natalie Garza
  Natalie Garza
  Natalie Garza is an American actress of film and television. She has appeared on such TV series as Gilmore Girls, The 12th Man, Half and Half, Presidio Med, How I Met Your Mother, and has a recurring role as Faith on the Oxygen series, Campus Ladies...
  
   as Faith and Nicole Garza
  Nicole Garza
  Nicole Garza is an American actress of film and television. She has appeared on such TV series as The O.C., Gilmore Girls, Entourage, Invasion, How I Met Your Mother, and has a recurring role on the Oxygen series, Campus Ladies...
  
   as Harley
• Jessica Radloff as Marni

Guest and cameo appearances

• Jane Kaczmarek
  Jane Kaczmarek
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   appeared in the pilot as Joan and Barri's friend
• Will Forte
  Will Forte
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   and Anthony Anderson
  Anthony Anderson
  Anthony Anderson is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He has starred in his own sitcom All About the Andersons, as well as the Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show during the fifth and final season of the show. He is also known for his leading roles in television dramas such as K-Ville, The...
  
   appeared in "Night of the Condom" and "My First Orgasm" as Stuart and James, two grad students with whom Joan and Barri developed off-again-on-again relationships
• Maya Rudolph
  Maya Rudolph
  Maya Khabira Rudolph is an American actress, comedienne and singer known for her comedic roles as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2000 to 2007, and for appearing in films such as Away We Go, Bridesmaids, Grown Ups, A Prairie Home Companion and MacGruber...
  
   appeared in "All Nighter" as Teresa Winslow Fabré, the ladies' tough professor
• Dan Castellaneta
  Dan Castellaneta
  Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, singer and screenwriter. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, he voices many other characters on The Simpsons, including Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble,...
  
   appeared in "No Means No" and "Safety Bathroom" as the dean of the university
• Paul Reubens
  Paul Reubens
  Paul Reubens is an American actor, writer, film producer, and comedian, best known for his character Pee-wee Herman. Reubens joined the Los Angeles troupe The Groundlings in the 1970s and started his career as an improvisational comedian and stage actor...
  
   appeared in "Drama Class" as the drama instructor
• Fred Willard
  Fred Willard
  Fred Willard is an American actor, comedian, and voice over actor, best known for his improvisational comedy skills. He is known for his roles in the Christopher Guest mockumentary films This is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration as well as...
  
   appeared in "Spring Break" as a doctor
• Jason Alexander
  Jason Alexander
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   appeared as a geography professor
• Mo'Nique appeared as a professor in the "Black Sorority" episode
• Sean Hayes
  Sean Hayes (actor)
  Sean Patrick Hayes is an American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his role as Jack McFarland in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, for which he won an Emmy Award, four SAG Awards, one American Comedy Award, and six Golden Globes nominations.He also portrayed comedian Jerry Lewis in the...
  
   appeared in "Foreign Policy" and "A Very Special Episode"
• Janeane Garofalo
  Janeane Garofalo
  Janeane Garofalo is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist and writer. She is the former co-host on the now defunct Air America Radio's The Majority Report. Garofalo continues to circulate regularly within New York City's local comedy and performance art scene.-Early...
  
   appeared in "The Blind Leading the Blonde" (Dec 19, 2006)
• Di Quon appeared in "Foreign Policy" as Yun, the ladies' tutor
• Brian Drolet appeared in "My First Orgasm" as College Student.

Recasts

• Both Jerry Lambert
  Jerry Lambert (actor)
  Jerry Lambert is an American stage, film, and television actor and voiceover artist, best known for his work on the ABC sitcom, Sons and Daughters, as well as commercials for companies including GEICO, Holiday Inn, and playing a fictional Sony executive named Kevin Butler.-Education:Lambert...
  
   (in the pilot) and Ian Gomez
  Ian Gomez
  Ian Gomez is an American actor best known for his comedic TV work, the most notable of which are his series-regular stints as Javier on Felicity and Andy on Cougar Town.-Career:...
  
   (in "Spring Break") have appeared as Roger Martin, Barri's ex-husband. Kevin Nealon
  Kevin Nealon
  Kevin Nealon is an American actor and comedian, best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1995, acting in several of the Happy Madison films, for playing Doug Wilson on the Showtime series Weeds, and providing the voice of the title character, Glenn Martin on Glenn Martin,...
  
   also shot scenes as Roger Martin that were to be used in the pilot, but were ultimately scrapped.

The majority of the show's dialogue is improvised. This is fitting, as the most of the actors are members or alumni of the Groundlings comedy troupe.

Cancellation

The show was confirmed canceled by Amir Talai on a MySpace

MySpace

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 fan page.
The comment said:
"I regret to inform you that Campus Ladies has been canceled. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support. The show was the most fun I've ever had on a set, and I made some life-long friends there. Be on the lookout for the DVDs at some point.
Lots of love to all the shows fans."

Season 1

1. Pilot (1-8-06)
2. "Night of the Condom" (1-8-06)
3. "Lesbian Lovers" (1-15-06)
4. "All Nighter" (1-22-06)
5. "No Means No" (1-29-06)
6. "My First Orgasm" (3-12-06)
7. "Safety Bathroom" (3-19-06)
8. "Drama Class" (3-26-06)
9. "Fraternity Row" (4-2-06)
10. "Spring Break" (Season Finale) (4-9-06)

Season 2

1. "The Dare" (12-5-06)
2. "A Very Special Episode" (12-5-06)
3. "Webcam" (12-12-06)
4. "The Blind Leading the Blonde" (12-19-06)
5. "Black Sorority" (1-2-07)
6. "Psych 101" (1-9-07)
7. "Safety First" (1-16-07)
8. "The Last Supper" (1-23-07)
9. "We Are Family" (1-30-07)
10. "Foreign Exchange" (2-6-07)