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.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.
Nathan is currently shopping the pilot to various studios. I encourage you to check out the trailer.
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