EXCLUSIVE: Comedy Central is betting big on actress-comedian Natasha Leggero. The comedian, who garnered a lot of attention with her wild set as a roaster at last year’s Comedy Central Roast Of James Franco, is a voice cast member of Comedy Central’s animated series Brickleberry and a recurring guest panelist on the network’s breakout new late-night show, @midnight. Now Comedy Central has greenlighted a scripted pilot starring and executive produced by Leggero and a stand-up special headlined by her.
The pilot, Another Period, hails from Ben Stiller’s Red Hour, with Drunk History co-creator/director Jeremy Konner directing. It was created by and stars Leggero and Riki Lindhome as Victorian-era heiresses. Shot reality style, the comedy follows the misadventures of Newport’s first family, The Bellacourts, a family with nothing to offer the world, but who have so much money that it doesn’t matter. The show centers around the oldest Bellacourt sisters, Lillian (Leggero) and Beatrice (Lindhome), who care only about how they look, what parties they are invited to and becoming famous — which is a lot harder in 1902. Leggero and Lindhome executive produce with Konner and Red Hour. Leggero previously starred on the first season of Red Hour’s popular online series Burning Love.
Leggero’s one-hour standup special will shoot in April at the Wilbur in Boston. Additionally, she has her web series Tubbin’ With Tash, recurs on Suburgatory and does frequent guest spots on Chelsea Lately. Leggero is with CAA, Brillstein Entertainment and attorney Lev Ginsburg, Lindhome and Konner are with WME.
Great news! However; the Victorian Era ended on January 22nd, 1901. If the pilot *Another Period* takes place in 1902, then it’s set firmly at the beginning of the Edwardian Era… just saying.
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As a fan of Natasha (and Lindhome), the premise doesn’t really hook me. I’d rather see a half hour version of her web series Tubbing with Tash.
Red Hour is ROCKING IT. Ben, Debbie, and Stuart are kickin’ butt and taking names this year. Good for them and their team! Fearless leaders.
I watched her on the James Franco roast. She is beautiful and funny – but a lot of her jokes were straight up racist. Just lazy and kind of despicable.
Oh my! She said racist and despicable things at a ROAST???? The nerve of this woman. Dean Martin must be rolling over in his grave.
Leggero’s hilarious. Good get for Comedy Central.
I enjoyed her work as Susanna Hoff when she played with The Bangles.
(Is this too obscure a joke for some?)
Hate to admit it, but this actually sounds kind of clever. Hope it lives up to its premise.
So in other words… They were roast jokes?
yes please! natasha is hugely talented.
I assume my last comment was removed because I used an url not because I was being censored.
But this does sound awful like the videos periods films maks (it’s called Another Period?) Particularly their Ethan Frome. At least hire them!
I love Natasha but the PERIODS. team has been crushing this concept for years. Very suspicious…
She’s no John Oliver. Comedy Central is making all the right moves. Comedy Central is becoming the next Comedy Central! Can’t wait for their next comically great move.
Do we sense another Whitney Cummings here?
Smart move Comedy Central and congrats to Natasha!
I can’t wait to see the show!
Yeah…this is a load of BS. PERIODS Films has been doing this same thing for years now and do an incredible and funny job at that. This just seems like bigger star power stealing someone else’s hard earned idea for their own personal gain. What else is new…