Comedy Central Picks Up Michael and Michael Have Issues
If you're like me, ever since you heard Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black were developing a new show for Comedy Central, you've had your fingers crossed. Hard. In fact, they might be permanently deformed now. But that's a worry for another day, because there's good new this morning: Michael and Michael Have Issues has been greenlit and will premiere in July!
Executive produced by Black, Showalter, Jim Biederman (“Whitest Kids U Know,” “I’m With Busey”) and Lou Wallach, "Michael and Michael Have Issues" stars Black and Showalter in a new twist on narrative and sketch comedies that features the long-time comedic partners as the hosts of their own fictitious sketch show. Sketches will be interspersed throughout the narrative thread of each episode. Behind-the-scenes of the show-within-a-show, viewers will get a first hand look at issues, both big (in an attempt to broaden their appeal, the guys turn their show into a frat house spectacle) and small (the two Michaels fight over the approval of a teenage intern writing an article about them for his high school newspaper.) that the two misguided stars wrestle with as they confront their own issues of insecurity and jealousy as each attempts to undermine the other. Jim Sharp and Christina Lee are the executives in charge of production for COMEDY CENTRAL.
“This new hybrid series from Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter brings their distinctive take on two comedic standards that will be an outstanding addition to COMEDY CENTRAL's line-up," said Corrao. "I've been a big fan of both Michaels ever since working with them on the classic MTV sketch show 'The State' and am excited to be in business with them again as they bring their dynamic relationship to life for our viewers."
”Michael and I are thrilled to be on COMEDY CENTRAL doing we what we do best – making doo-doo jokes,” said Showalter. ”I wanted to call the show ‘Michael Showalter Sucks Starring Michael Ian Black,’” said Black.
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