It has been announced that vegan and Oscar nominee, Eric Roberts (The Expendables) will star in Season 2 of the first vegan sketch comedy web series, Vegan 101.

Created by writer, producer, actor, vegan (since 1994) and animal rights activist, Joanne Rose, Vegan 101 launched online in mid 2009. The show consists of exaggerated parodies of veganism from all walks of life in various situations through stand alone sketches to combine both fun and vegan knowledge. The story lines will inspire others to see the comedy in aspects of their lives and may inspire you to go vegan.

There are 6 episodes in Season 1 (each lasting between 1:17 – 6:33 minutes long) and I’ve heard that there are 7 episodes for Season 2. The show pokes fun at the awkward moments that may come with being a vegan really well. I laughed aloud in episode 106 when one of the characters mentioned how they did not cast a vegetarian since that actor still had attachment issues.

Episodes 101 and 105, and 106 have the most mature comedy of all of the episodes, especially the last. If younger viewers are watching, I’d skip the last episode altogether. Episode 103 is reminiscent of a silent film and perhaps my favorite episode in the series. Based on how entertaining Season 1 was and as a former vegetarian who is planning my transition into trying out veganism, I am anticipating not only Season 2 of Vegan 101, but all of Joanne Rose’s future vegan projects.

Eric Roberts is set to play Dr. Eaton Wright, host of his own TV show “Eating Right.” You can catch the web series on YouTube, Funny or Die, Web TV, TiVo, iTunes and the iPhone. According to Tube Filter, Vegan 101 is expected to go for 50 episodes total and the series might be adapted into a New York and Los Angeles reading.

Vegan 101 received the Green Lifestyle Film Festival 2010 Green Apple Award and is an official selection at the LA Web Fest 2011.

For more information, visit Vegan 101 Series.