Meet 'The League'

Six friends escape reality with the help of fantasy football

"The League" is a half-hour comedy about male friendship, marriage, parenting, suburbia and growing up—or refusing to grow up—through a circle of friends involved in a fantasy football league.

The ensemble cast includes rising stars Mark Duplass (writer and director of "The Puffy Chair"), Nick Kroll ("Caveman," "Sit Down, Shut Up") and Paul Scheer ("Human Giant").

Click ahead to meet the comedy heavy hitters who make up "The League."

"The League" premieres on Thursday, October 29, at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on FX.