David Farnor | On 25, Mar 2019

“Repeat after me: Girls are not funny. And they never will be funny. Or President.”

That’s the sound of Iliza Shlesinger getting her own sketch show on Netflix, and a new trailer gives us a first look at what promises to be the “sketchiest sketch show ever”.

Executive produced and starring comedian Iliza Shlesinger, the comic leads her ensemble cast in a hilarious, satire-filled series packed with outrageous characters.

The series celebrates and skewers the TV stereotypes that fill our screens big and small, from bizarre exercise plans to over-simplified DIY shows and “reality” TV at its best/worst.

Shlesinger serves as an executive producer alongside Kim Gamble, Kara Baker, David Martin, Richard Allen-Turner, and Jon Thoday. It is directed by Laura Murphy (Girl Code; Adam Ruins Everything) and comprises six episodes – and judging by this 80-second teaser, it’s going to be a hoot.

The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show premieres on 1st April on Netflix worldwide. Here’s the trailer:

 

Netflix orders The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show

3rd October 2019

Netflix has ordered The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show.

The series, as it’s name suggests, is a sketch show from Iliza Shlesinger.

Iliza is one of today’s leading comedians selling out theatres around the world to a fan base who show their loyalty by creating their own Iliza inspired swag to wear to her shows. In 2019, she will launch her fifth stand up special for Netflix – her past specials on Netflix are Elder Millennial, Confirmed Kills, Freezing Hot, and War Paint. This past summer she released Over & Over, a documentary which give fans a behind the scenes look into the making of Elder Millennial. In addition to her stand up, Iliza was recently seen co-starring in the Paramount Pictures movie Instant Family, starring Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne.

The sketch show promises a secret world filled with absurd characters, insight into the female experience, and irreverent yet poignant social commentary. Shlesinger serves as an executive producer alongside Kim Gamble, Kara Baker, David Martin, Richard Allen-Turner, and Jon Thoday.

The series is produced by Avalon Television and directed by Laura Murphy (Girl Code; Adam Ruins Everything).

Netflix has ordered six half-hour episodes. It will shoot in New York this fall and launch on Netflix in 2020.

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