July 2010
Josh Jennings for Congress
Nathan Gotsch
A few years ago, I made some fake campaign commercials for a 25 year-old slacker named Josh Jennings, starring my friend Mike Maulof.Nathan is currently shopping the pilot to various studios. I encourage you to check out the trailer.
They ended up on CNN, MSNBC and FOX News. That led to me getting calls from TV development executives interested in creating a sitcom around Josh.
I met with agents and managers, and the guys who ended up representing the project advised me to create the show myself and shoot the pilot -- that is, the first episode of the Josh Jennings show -- on my own. Another one of their clients had just done the exact same thing with an idea that became the hit show "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
Earlier this year, I raised $20,000 in six days and we shot the pilot the second week of March. I called in a bunch of favors from my former USC film school classmates and, on the strength of the script, was able to snag a very strong cast:
* Ashley Johnson – What Women Want, Growing Pains
* Sara Fletcher – star of Comedy Central's Secret Girlfriend
* Martin Kove – the Cobra Kai sensei from the original Karate Kid
* Johnny Pemberton – star of MTV's upcoming MegaDrive and a recent guest star on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
* Mike Mauloff, who played Josh in the original videos and has been on Curb Your Enthusiasm and Parks and Recreation since then.
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