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EXCLUSIVE: Comedians Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino person wrapped accumulation connected a 10-episode first play of The Bad Game Show, a caller unscripted drama bid inspired by nan occurrence of their podcast Bad Friends.
Created by Santino and Nick Kreiss (Punk’d, The Eric André Show), The Bad Game Show drops celebrities into a chaotic operation of trivia and absurd challenges, wherever astonishment guests clang nan crippled and thing goes arsenic planned, each unfolding wrong Lee’s mom’s basement. Like much and much productions these days, particularly successful nan drama world, nan show is being made for integer distribution crossed talent-owned channels and platforms. Revenue is being driven mostly by marque partnerships done civilization integrations, sponsored sketches, and host-read ads.
Kreiss besides serves arsenic head of The Bad Game Show and exec produces alongside Ray Schmieg (The Eric André Show, Ziwe), who is showrunner. The bid is produced and financed by workplace partner All Things Comedy, whose co-CEOs Billy Rosenberg and Drew Eller exec nutrient on pinch Head of Finance and Production Drew Agan. ATC’s Director of Network Creative and Strategy, Chance Nichols, serves arsenic a producer.
In a connection connected nan project, All Things Comedy’s Rosenberg said, “We are truthful fortunate to activity pinch nan iconic drama duo of Andrew and Bobby, on pinch Nick and Ray, to create a show that’s 100% for fans and unencumbered by nan accepted web process. ATC is betting connected talent who want to create thing original and straight for their audience, while prioritizing imaginative state and upside for each involved.”
A stand-up and character known for his activity connected MADtv, Reservation Dogs, Harold & Kumar, nan caller deed animated characteristic GOAT besides featuring Santino, and more, Lee appears other David Spade and Theo Von successful their caller drama Busboys that we announced. His long-awaited debut drama special, Finally, is group to merchandise connected Hulu later this year. He is repped by CAA, Leviton Management, and Schreck Rose Dapello.
Known for turns successful projects for illustration Dave, Ricky Stanicky and I’m Dying Up Here, on pinch specials for illustration Hulu’s White Noise, Santino is repped by UTA and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
Kreiss is known for his activity connected Punk’d, The Eric André Show, Little Bitches, Jackass Forever, and astir recently, Foul Play pinch Anthony Davis, presently airing connected TBS. He is represented by Trevor Engelson astatine Underground Management and lawyer Ryan Goodell.
Bill Burr and Al Madrigal’s All Things Comedy precocious produced nan BriTANicK movie Pizza Movie, starring Gaten Matarazzo and Sean Giambrone, which premiered astatine #1 crossed Hulu and Disney+. Upcoming is Never Change!, a movie from John Reynolds and Marty Schousboe, which is group to premiere astatine nan Tribeca Festival and watercourse connected Hulu later this year. Other productions see stand-up specials from Mo Amer, Jessica Kirson and Steph Tolev, among others. As a podcast network, they activity pinch dozens of shows, including nan Monday Morning Podcast hosted by Burr, The Zarna Garg Family Podcast, The Dollop pinch Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds, TigerBelly pinch Bobby Lee and Khalyla Kuhn, Rick Glassman’s Take Your Shoes Off, and The Adam Friedland Show.
