Exclusive: CBS has put in development a multi-camera family comedy starring comedian-actress-writer Iliza Shlesinger. The project hails from Shlesinger, Michelle Nader and Warner Bros. TV — where Nader is under a deal — and CBS TV Studios.
Written by Nader and Shlesinger, the Untitled Michelle Nader and Iliza Shlesinger Project centers on Iliza (Shlesinger), who returns home to Austin, Texas, to help her mom and sister run their family business.
Shlesinger, who was raised in Dallas, and Nader executive produce with Kara Baker, David Martin, Richard Allen-Turner and Jon Thoday for Avalon, and Nader’s producing partner Danielle Stokdyk. Warner Bros. TV produces in association with CBS Television Studios.
Nader served as an executive producer/showrunner on the CBS/Wbtv comedy 2 Broke Girls. Her other credits include writing for and producing The King of Queens, Kath & Kim and Spin City. Stokdyk, a longtime collaborator of Rob Thomas, previously was an executive...
Written by Nader and Shlesinger, the Untitled Michelle Nader and Iliza Shlesinger Project centers on Iliza (Shlesinger), who returns home to Austin, Texas, to help her mom and sister run their family business.
Shlesinger, who was raised in Dallas, and Nader executive produce with Kara Baker, David Martin, Richard Allen-Turner and Jon Thoday for Avalon, and Nader’s producing partner Danielle Stokdyk. Warner Bros. TV produces in association with CBS Television Studios.
Nader served as an executive producer/showrunner on the CBS/Wbtv comedy 2 Broke Girls. Her other credits include writing for and producing The King of Queens, Kath & Kim and Spin City. Stokdyk, a longtime collaborator of Rob Thomas, previously was an executive...
- 12/18/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Quinta Brunson is set to star in a single-camera comedy series that has received a put pilot commitment at streamer HBO Max, Variety has learned.
Brunson co-wrote the untitled half-hour project with Michelle Nader in addition to starring. It is about ambitious millennial flying up the ladder at a media startup company who is unexpectedly tasked with running the newly hired, PR crisis–averting team of diverse writers made up of green Internet newbies.
Nader will serve as executive producer and showrunner with Danielle Stokdyk also executive producing. Brunson will serve as co-executive producer. Warner Bros. Television, where Nader is currently under an overall deal, will produce.
Brunson recently appeared on HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show.” She is also known for her videos produced for BuzzFeed and her digital shorts “The Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date.” She, Jermaine Fowler, and Larry Wilmore set up...
Brunson co-wrote the untitled half-hour project with Michelle Nader in addition to starring. It is about ambitious millennial flying up the ladder at a media startup company who is unexpectedly tasked with running the newly hired, PR crisis–averting team of diverse writers made up of green Internet newbies.
Nader will serve as executive producer and showrunner with Danielle Stokdyk also executive producing. Brunson will serve as co-executive producer. Warner Bros. Television, where Nader is currently under an overall deal, will produce.
Brunson recently appeared on HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show.” She is also known for her videos produced for BuzzFeed and her digital shorts “The Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date.” She, Jermaine Fowler, and Larry Wilmore set up...
- 12/2/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max has given a put pilot commitment to a half-hour single-camera millennial workplace comedy from Quinta Brunson (A Black Lady Sketch Show), who stars; Michelle Nader (2 Broke Girls); and Warner Bros. TV, where Nader is under a deal.
Co-written by Brunson and Nader, who also will serve as showrunner, the Untitled Quinta Brunson Project stars Brunson as an ambitious millennial flying up the ladder at a media startup company, who is unexpectedly tasked with running the newly hired, PR crisis–averting diversity team made up of green Internet newbies.
Nader will executive produce with her producing partner Danielle Stokdyk. Brunson will co-executive produce. Warner Bros. TV is the studio.
Brunson stars on HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show, which has been renewed for a second season. Brunson became known in 2014 when her series, The Girl Who’s Never Been on a Nice Date, went viral on YouTube and Instagram.
Co-written by Brunson and Nader, who also will serve as showrunner, the Untitled Quinta Brunson Project stars Brunson as an ambitious millennial flying up the ladder at a media startup company, who is unexpectedly tasked with running the newly hired, PR crisis–averting diversity team made up of green Internet newbies.
Nader will executive produce with her producing partner Danielle Stokdyk. Brunson will co-executive produce. Warner Bros. TV is the studio.
Brunson stars on HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show, which has been renewed for a second season. Brunson became known in 2014 when her series, The Girl Who’s Never Been on a Nice Date, went viral on YouTube and Instagram.
- 12/2/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Aiming to stand out in a crowded field, broadcasters this season have leaned on the stability of their schedules and the return of established hits. But for many of the same reasons, they’ve also begun to seed the ground for next year’s crop of shows, considering that top performers like “How to Get Away With Murder,” “Empire” and “Supernatural” are on the way out. Indeed, the development for the 2020-21 season has been picking up steam, with a number of projects already announced. A key for network buyers: shows that will further refine their brands.
“They definitely need to think outside the box,” one TV lit agent who spoke with Variety says. “The usual stuff isn’t going to cut it.”
According to multiple agency sources, ABC is pushing hard to bring women back to the network under the stewardship of new ABC Entertainment head Karey Burke. To that end,...
“They definitely need to think outside the box,” one TV lit agent who spoke with Variety says. “The usual stuff isn’t going to cut it.”
According to multiple agency sources, ABC is pushing hard to bring women back to the network under the stewardship of new ABC Entertainment head Karey Burke. To that end,...
- 9/18/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
ABC is developing a comedy based on the “I Mom So Hard” web series, with the duo of creators on board to star.
Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley are also co-executive producers on the half-hour comedy which has received a script development deal at the Disney-owned network. The duo previously had a pilot based on their web series set up at CBS back in Sept. 2017. Michelle Nader also served as a writer and executive producer on that project, which was eventually passed over.
The project hails from Warner Bros. Television and Nader, who has an overall deal at the studio, on board as an executive producer alongside Danielle Stokdyk and Rob Thomas.
Written by Nader, Smedley and Hensley, the untitled series will see Smedley and Hensley continue to push comedic boundaries with their unapologetically honest take on marriage and motherhood, proving that friendship is the “secret sauce.”
In addition...
Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley are also co-executive producers on the half-hour comedy which has received a script development deal at the Disney-owned network. The duo previously had a pilot based on their web series set up at CBS back in Sept. 2017. Michelle Nader also served as a writer and executive producer on that project, which was eventually passed over.
The project hails from Warner Bros. Television and Nader, who has an overall deal at the studio, on board as an executive producer alongside Danielle Stokdyk and Rob Thomas.
Written by Nader, Smedley and Hensley, the untitled series will see Smedley and Hensley continue to push comedic boundaries with their unapologetically honest take on marriage and motherhood, proving that friendship is the “secret sauce.”
In addition...
- 8/27/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Earlier this year, Amazon Prime Video stepped on to the Netflix-dominated stand-up comedy turf by commissioning its first special from Jim Gaffigan.
The Svod is now taking this battle to the UK with six-stand up specials from the likes of Catastrophe star and co-creator Rob Delaney as well as raft of other top British comedians.
The company has struck a deal with Avalon, the producer behind Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, to produce six specials.
Delaney, who has been a fixture in the UK since creating the C4/Amazon comedy with Sharon Horgan, will be joined by from Chris Ramsey, star of Comedy Central’s The Chris Ramsey show, Almost Royal star Ed Gamble, musical comedy duo Flo & Joan, Jayde Adams, who is hosting Comedy Central’s Amusical and Paul Chowdhry, who is starring alongside Patrick Dempsey in Sky Italia thriller Devils.
The specials from Ramsey, Gamble, Flo...
The Svod is now taking this battle to the UK with six-stand up specials from the likes of Catastrophe star and co-creator Rob Delaney as well as raft of other top British comedians.
The company has struck a deal with Avalon, the producer behind Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, to produce six specials.
Delaney, who has been a fixture in the UK since creating the C4/Amazon comedy with Sharon Horgan, will be joined by from Chris Ramsey, star of Comedy Central’s The Chris Ramsey show, Almost Royal star Ed Gamble, musical comedy duo Flo & Joan, Jayde Adams, who is hosting Comedy Central’s Amusical and Paul Chowdhry, who is starring alongside Patrick Dempsey in Sky Italia thriller Devils.
The specials from Ramsey, Gamble, Flo...
- 7/25/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rogers & Cowan has tapped Rob Greenwald as Vice President on their talent team, and he’ll be spearheading a new comedy division at the public relations firm as well as work with their sports and talent clientele.
Greenwald, a former Forefront Media executive of six years who rose through the ranks to Vice President, works with two-time Primetime Emmy winner Tony Hale from HBO’s Veep, as well as Jim Gaffigan and Rob Riggle, who respectively recently starred in Chappaquiddick and Midnight Sun. Greenwald just signed queer luminary comedienne Cameron Esposito whose credits includes the comedy series Take My Wife, Maron and features The Hero and Mother’s Day.
In addition to Hale, Gaffigan and Riggle following Greenwald to R&C, other clients doing so are Reno 911! co-creator/star and feature screenwriter Thomas Lennon, as well as Haley Joel Osment, Jeannie Gaffigan, Reggie Watts, I Mom So Hard (Kristin Hensley...
Greenwald, a former Forefront Media executive of six years who rose through the ranks to Vice President, works with two-time Primetime Emmy winner Tony Hale from HBO’s Veep, as well as Jim Gaffigan and Rob Riggle, who respectively recently starred in Chappaquiddick and Midnight Sun. Greenwald just signed queer luminary comedienne Cameron Esposito whose credits includes the comedy series Take My Wife, Maron and features The Hero and Mother’s Day.
In addition to Hale, Gaffigan and Riggle following Greenwald to R&C, other clients doing so are Reno 911! co-creator/star and feature screenwriter Thomas Lennon, as well as Haley Joel Osment, Jeannie Gaffigan, Reggie Watts, I Mom So Hard (Kristin Hensley...
- 4/3/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2018 pilot season is shaping up to be a landmark year for women behind the camera.
Female creators and directors saw gains virtually across the board, as networks ramp up efforts to include more women in the pilot process. As Variety previously reported, the Time’s Up and Me Too movements have played important roles this season, with the networks all looking for ways to increase female representation.
According to multiple TV literary agents who spoke with Variety, there was a clear shift within the networks this year to increase the number of women behind the camera, particularly in the director’s chair. One source also noted that the studios exerted “immense pressure” to increase the number of female directors this season.
ABC has 13 female creators on 9 of their 23 pilots this year, up from 9 creators in 2017. Of those, five are comedies, including originals from Liz Meriwether and J.J. Philbin, Diablo Cody,...
Female creators and directors saw gains virtually across the board, as networks ramp up efforts to include more women in the pilot process. As Variety previously reported, the Time’s Up and Me Too movements have played important roles this season, with the networks all looking for ways to increase female representation.
According to multiple TV literary agents who spoke with Variety, there was a clear shift within the networks this year to increase the number of women behind the camera, particularly in the director’s chair. One source also noted that the studios exerted “immense pressure” to increase the number of female directors this season.
ABC has 13 female creators on 9 of their 23 pilots this year, up from 9 creators in 2017. Of those, five are comedies, including originals from Liz Meriwether and J.J. Philbin, Diablo Cody,...
- 3/28/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Marry Me alum Tymberlee Hill has booked a series regular role opposite Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley in CBS' multi-camera comedy pilot I Mom So Hard from former 2 Broke Girls executive producer Michelle Nader, Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars) and Warner Bros. TV. Written by Nader and co-written by Hensley and Smedley and directed by Don Scardino, I Mom So Hard, based on the popular web series focuses on two moms (Hensley, Smedley) who show how their friendship gets them…...
- 3/5/2018
- Deadline TV
Zach Gilford‘s next role is a far cry from Matt Saracen.
The Friday Night Lights alum has joined NBC’s untitled Bad Boys spinoff, which finds Gabrielle Union reprising her film role as Syd Burnett, who is now an Lapd detective.
Gilford — who also appears on the network’s upcoming drama Good Girls — will play Lapd homicide detective Ben Walker, a smart man with a smarter mouth who comes from money, our sister site Deadline reports. Duane Martin (All of Us) has been tapped as Walker’s competitive partner Ben Baines.
In other pilot casting news, per Deadline:
* Freddie Prinze Jr....
The Friday Night Lights alum has joined NBC’s untitled Bad Boys spinoff, which finds Gabrielle Union reprising her film role as Syd Burnett, who is now an Lapd detective.
Gilford — who also appears on the network’s upcoming drama Good Girls — will play Lapd homicide detective Ben Walker, a smart man with a smarter mouth who comes from money, our sister site Deadline reports. Duane Martin (All of Us) has been tapped as Walker’s competitive partner Ben Baines.
In other pilot casting news, per Deadline:
* Freddie Prinze Jr....
- 2/16/2018
- TVLine.com
Exclusive Freddie Prinze Jr. (24) and David Fynn (Undateable) have been tapped as male leads opposite Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley in CBS’ multi-camera comedy pilot I Mom So Hard from former 2 Broke Girls executive producer Michelle Nader, Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars) and Warner Bros. TV. In addition, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone helmer Don Scardino has been tapped to direct. This marks Scardino’s second pilot directing gig this season; he also did the Fox…...
- 2/16/2018
- Deadline TV
Two of the internet's sauciest moms are making a move to bring their shtick to TV. Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley, the two women behind the web series I Mom So Hard, have landed a pilot production commitment from CBS, which they will fulfill with help from Veronica Mars and Party Down creator Rob Thomas.
I Mom So Hard is a simple and straightforward web series in which Hensley and Smedley sit in front of a camera and chat about the sort of issues that are relevant to mothers such as themselves. Their topics of conversation range from swimsuits to body hair to post-partum depression, but no what they choose to discuss, they approach their subjects with a combination of humor and honesty. These videos have proved popular enough to bring about 58,000 subscribers and more than five million views to the official I Mom So Hard YouTube channel.
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I Mom So Hard is a simple and straightforward web series in which Hensley and Smedley sit in front of a camera and chat about the sort of issues that are relevant to mothers such as themselves. Their topics of conversation range from swimsuits to body hair to post-partum depression, but no what they choose to discuss, they approach their subjects with a combination of humor and honesty. These videos have proved popular enough to bring about 58,000 subscribers and more than five million views to the official I Mom So Hard YouTube channel.
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- 9/21/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
CBS has given a pilot production commitment to multi-camera comedy I Mom So Hard, from former 2 Broke Girls executive producer Michelle Nader and Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars). The project is based on the popular web series #imomsohard whose creators/stars Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley also will topline the CBS adaptation, produced by Warner Bros. TV where Nader and Thomas are under overall deals Written by Nader and co-written by Hensley and Smedley, I Mom So Hard focuses…...
- 9/20/2017
- Deadline TV
Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley are two moms with a lot to say.
The two Los Angeles-based comedians, who are originally from Nebraska, started the YouTube channel “IMomSoHard,” which has collected some 52,000 subscribers and over 100 million cumulative views. In their series, Hensley and Smedley talk about real issues, such as (somehow) finding the strength to exercise, diving into back-to-school season, babysitters, and—let’s face it—how kids are walking germ factories. Their most popular video, “I Spanx So Hard,” shows the two moms going the distance and squeezing into a pair of nude Spanx while reviewing the experience for...
The two Los Angeles-based comedians, who are originally from Nebraska, started the YouTube channel “IMomSoHard,” which has collected some 52,000 subscribers and over 100 million cumulative views. In their series, Hensley and Smedley talk about real issues, such as (somehow) finding the strength to exercise, diving into back-to-school season, babysitters, and—let’s face it—how kids are walking germ factories. Their most popular video, “I Spanx So Hard,” shows the two moms going the distance and squeezing into a pair of nude Spanx while reviewing the experience for...
- 7/18/2017
- by Jason Duaine Hahn
- PEOPLE.com
Mom Comedians Hilariously Critique Popular Swimsuit Styles in Video: ‘You Can’t Discipline In This!’
While dads get to wear long swim trunks and oversized T-shirts to the beach, moms are stuck with the cutout-filled bathing suits of 2017 — and two of them are sounding off about it.
Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley, the comedic mom duo known as I Mom So Hard, try on swimsuits and get honest about baby weight in their video “I Swimsuit Season So Hard,” which immediately went viral, racking up over 16 million views on Facebook in eight days.
In the humorous rant about swimsuits, Hensley says straight-out that she’s uncomfortable in a bathing suit.
“I do not feel confident in a swimsuit at all,...
Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley, the comedic mom duo known as I Mom So Hard, try on swimsuits and get honest about baby weight in their video “I Swimsuit Season So Hard,” which immediately went viral, racking up over 16 million views on Facebook in eight days.
In the humorous rant about swimsuits, Hensley says straight-out that she’s uncomfortable in a bathing suit.
“I do not feel confident in a swimsuit at all,...
- 5/26/2017
- by Julie Mazziotta
- PEOPLE.com
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