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The Gin King
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Prohibition-Era
Format: Half-Hour
Logline: In this Prohibition-era, crime-comedy, a former-craft bartender tries to save his rocky marriage by bartending for the Italian Mob’s latest speakeasy. Will he survive this underground world rife with shoot-outs, Prohi agents, and bathtub gin?
Comps: Breaking Bad, Barry, Archer
Hellbeing Inc.
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Workplace
Format: Half-Hour
Logline: Vampires. Demons. Insurance? Follow this family-run insurance company specializing in supernatural claims as a daughter-turned-employee competes with her golden boy brother. Will she finally move up in the company and win her CEO father’s approval?
Comps: What We Do in the Shadows, Santa Clarita Diet, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Rock the Boat
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Format: Half-Hour
Logline: In the war between pirates and sirens, an optimistic pirate forms a musical duo with a cynical siren to bring peace to the region.
Comps: Galavant, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Funny Bylines
Defenestration
To the Philanthropic Souls Dating Stand-Up Comics
Weekly Humorist
Obituaries for Your New Year’s Resolutions
Robot Butt
How to Get Your Ex Back Through Subtweeting
Pickle Fork
30 Coping Strategies for Hulu’s 90 Second Ad Breaks
The Haven
Breaking News: LA Driver Doesn’t Cut Off Car
The Salmon Pages
Future Power Player Chases Hollywood Dream by Rolling Calls Since Pre-K
Points In Case
No, I Won’t Stop Dumping Trash on Your Lawn
Sorry, Your Fire Insurance Doesn’t Cover Fire Damage
Azor Ahai is the Coffee Cup in “Game of Thrones”, 100% Confirmed
The Survival Guide for Open Mics
I See Something In Your Past, Present, Future, Or Not At All
The Newborn’s Guide to Saving Up for Retirement
I Dated A Vampire and It Sucked
The Five Stages of Grief for an Unanswered Tinder Message
So You Want to Sell Your Screenplay?
Please Give Me Custody of the Foosball Table
To the Stranger, Who Hogged the Dance Dance Revolution Machine
Dear Hollywood: As Martians, We Are Tired of Being Represented as Evil