IFC renews Hank Azaria’s “Brockmire” for second season ahead of much-hyped premiere

IFC’s latest offbeat comedy, Brockmire, doesn’t premiere until tonight, but the network has just announced it’ll be getting a second season.

Brockmire stars Simpsons voice Hank Azaria as the titular character, an off-the-rails baseball announcer who’s sent back to the minors when he catches his wife cheating and goes on a massive, very public bender. Amanda Peet co-stars.

We posted the Brockmire trailer back in February, so take another look if you need a refresher (below); and you can learn more about Jim Brockmire’s historic career in “Gamechangers: A Legend in the Booth,” the 2010 Funny or Die sketch that inspired the IFC series.

Brockmire debuts tonight, April 5th on IFC.