Adam Londy serves as Vice President, Programming and Development at Comedy Central where he is responsible for developing series for the network as well as overseeing projects through production. Recent shows include BIG TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, FL, which was produced by Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films, and WHY? WITH HANNIBAL BURESS. Adam currently has shows in development with outstanding creative talent such as Channing Tatum, Jack Black, Melissa McCarthy and Olivia Wilde.
Ben Stiller-Produced Scripted Half-Hour Picked Up to Series at Comedy Central | The Hollywood Reporter | Jan 10, 2014
Comedy Central is expanding its scripted offerings, picking up Ben Stiller-produced half-hour Big Time in Hollywood, FL to series.
The Viacom-owned cable network has ordered 10 episodes of the series from writer/executive producer/star Alex Anfanger.
The comedy, which was picked up to pilot in August, follows two delusional brothers/self-
Big Time hails from Stiller’s Red Hour banner and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. The series was written by Anfanger and Dan Schimpf, who both executive produce alongside Stiller, Debbie Liebling, Stuart Cornfeld and Mike Rosenstein as well as Brillstein’s Lee Kernis and Brian Stern. A premiere date has not yet been determined. Monika Zielinska and Adam Londy
Anfanger and Schimpf, both NYU Tisch Arts graduates, met when they were paired as roommates in their freshman year and began collaborating on comedy shorts shortly afterward. Following graduation, they discovered a scripted reality show they found “overwhelmingly pointless,” and decided to write a series starring a vapid character in a high-stakes world without limits. That became web series Next Time on Lonny, which is in its second season and hails from Red Hour and Maker Studios. For his part, Anfanger also appears in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, which was directed by and stars Stiller.
For Comedy Central, the Big Time order comes after Kent Alterman, president of content development and original programming, expressed his disappointment that the cabler didn’t broadcast more scripted series. “When I arrived, there was a batch of pilots just completed. We picked up Workaholics out of that batch, and I figured that would be the first of many. It’s been more difficult than I anticipated,” he told The Hollywood Reporter during a May interview.
Big Time marks the latest series in Red Hour’s arsenal. The production company also nabbed a series order at Comedy Central for stand-up comedy series Jonah and Kumail as well as IFC’s sketch comedy series The Birthday Boys, as the banner continues its push into television under Liebling. The company is developing a handful of projects, including a new take on Reality Bites for NBC and two entries set up at HBO.
In addition to Big Time, Comedy Central has ordered animated comedy Moonbeam City, from executive producer Rob Lowe. The weekly series was created and exec produced by Scott Gairdner (Conan) and Olive Bridge’s Will Gluck and
Comedy Central Goes Big Time in Hollywood, FL | ComingSoon.net | Jan 10, 2014
Comedy Central announced today that it has greenlit 10 episodes of the weekly, half-hour scripted series, “Big Time in Hollywood, FL.” Produced by Red Hour and Brillstein Entertainment Partners, the new series is executive produced and written by Alex Anfanger and Dan Schimpf, along with Red Hour’s Ben Stiller, Debbie Liebling, Stuart Cornfeld and Mike Rosenstein, and Brillstein Entertainment Partners’ Lee Kernis and Brian Stern. Anfanger will also star in the series, along with Lenny Jacobson, Kathy Baker, Stephen Tobolowsky and Jon Bass. Schimpf directed the pilot.
“Ben, Alex and Dan have fulfilled my career-long dream of having a show based in Hollywood, FL,” said Alterman.
“‘Big Time’ combines the directorial style of Hitchcock, the acting prowess of Streep, the budget of House of Payne, and the nutritional value of Velveeta. I think people’s minds will be blown wide open. For real,” said Stiller.
“Big Time in Hollywood, FL” follows two delusional brothers and self-proclaimed filmmakers, played by Anfanger and Jacobson, who are kicked out of their parents’ house and forced to fend for themselves for the first time in their lives, leading them on an epic journey in pursuit of their American dream. Baker and Tobolowsky will co-star as the brothers’ parents. Monika Zielinska and Adam Londy are the Executives in Charge of Production for Comedy Central.
Anfanger and Schimpf, both NYU Tisch Arts 2008 graduates, met when they were randomly paired as roommates in their freshman year and immediately started collaborating on comedic shorts. After graduating, they stumbled upon a scripted reality show they found “overwhelmingly pointless,” and decided to write a show starring a vapid character in a high stakes world without limits. This became their hit web series “Next Time on Lonny,” which is soon to release its second season, produced by Red Hour and Maker Studios. Anfanger also appears in the feature film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, directed by and starring Ben Stiller at Fox.