During their first season, they often shot twice as much or more than they needed for a 22-minute show, simply because the four stand-up comedians who form Undateable already have years of rapport from working together in the comedy clubs. They agreed, though, that the writers likely don’t have a script yet for them, but when they do, it’ll leave plenty of room for the guys to riff.
“Chris, you gotta show up,” Morin replied.ĭ’Elia: “Dylan McDermott’s going to do it.”
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“I’m not sure it’s the best idea,” cracked Brent Morin, during a sit-down Tuesday at the SXSW festival in Austin with cast mates Chris D’Elia, Ron Funches and Rick Glassman. On Tuesday afternoon, just hours before their second-season premiere, the cast of Undateable discussed the prospect of performing live in primetime. And critical Emmy darling 30 Rock went live, twice, for both coasts during its run. The Peacock Network has seen gains in both ratings and buzz over the past two years thanks to mounting live musicals of The Sound of Music and Peter Pan. That NBC would ask the cast of Undateable to perform two live hourlong episodes in its sophomore season this May 5? That’s…unthinkable? That NBC sitcom Undateable not only would survive an initial short-order rookie season last summer, but also become the anchor of the network’s lineup this spring, says as much about the state of NBC’s comedy programming as it does about this particular stand-up-filled multi-cam from Bill Lawrence.