UCB Producing 5 New Series for NBCUniversal

Credit Liezl Estipona

Credit Liezl Estipona

Credit Liezl Estipona

Deadline is reporting that Upright Citizens Brigade founders Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh have penned a deal with Universal Cable Productions, the cable entertainment branch of NBCUniversal. The deal dictates that the various members of UCB will help NBCUniversal produce a series of shows for their cable networks and streaming services alike.

There are currently five projects underway: Hell House, We Can Fix You, Sing, The Peligroso Project, and House of Delta. UCB already has a series airing on Seeso, the digital arm of NBCUniversal.

We Can Fix You: Based of UCB’s successful stage show, this series will feature Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, and a cast of UCB comedians as play therapist to a studio audience, listening to the audience’s problem and then providing (massively underqualified) advice. The show, being a flagship of UCB, will be executive produced by Poehler, Besser, Roberts, Walsh, Owen Burke and Aliyah Silverstein.

Hell House: The clueless members of a church planning committee attempt to set up a sin-themed haunted house. Noam Bleiweiss, Betsy Sodaro, and Adam McCabe will write and executive produce.

The Peligroso Project: This show will be a showcase of Latino comics and writers, featuring man-on-the-street bits and sketch comedy performed for a live audience and hosted by SNL’s Horatio Sanz and Mr. Show with Bob and David’s Tom Gianas.

Sing: Writers/executive producers Jeff Hiller and Pam Murphy present Sing, a show that parodies other music-centric shows like Nashville and Empire and follows the story of a group of friends struggling to make it in the cutthroat world of karaoke.

House of Delta: This political thriller, seemingly poking fun at Netflix’s House of Cards, shows the high-stakes inner workings of the Delta Omega Sorority at Southeast Georgia State University. Written and executive produced by Laura Grey and Megan Stein.

No release dates have been announced, so stay tuned for more information as it comes!

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Bill Tressler

Bill is a writer and comedy enthusiast from New York. An avid gamer and podcast fan, he strives to always toe the line between charming irreverence and grating honesty.
Bill Tressler
Bill Tressler
Bill is a writer and comedy enthusiast from New York. An avid gamer and podcast fan, he strives to always toe the line between charming irreverence and grating honesty.