Showtime has picked up to series I Love This For You, Vanessa Bayer’s half-hour comedy pilot, written by and starring Bayer.
Co-created and executive produced by Bayer and Jeremy Beiler (Saturday Night Live), I Love This for You is a grounded comedy in which Bayer plays a character, inspired by her own past, who overcame childhood leukemia to achieve her lifelong dream of landing a job as a successful home-shopping channel host. Bayer’s fellow SNL alum Molly Shannon also leads the cast as Jackie, the charismatic host at the network.
Paul James, Ayden Mayeri, Matt Rogers and Punam Patel round out the ensemble cast. We hear the role of Patricia, originally played by Cybill Shepherd in the pilot, is being recast.
Jessi Klein will serve as showrunner and executive produce along with Michael Showalter.
“Vanessa...
Co-created and executive produced by Bayer and Jeremy Beiler (Saturday Night Live), I Love This for You is a grounded comedy in which Bayer plays a character, inspired by her own past, who overcame childhood leukemia to achieve her lifelong dream of landing a job as a successful home-shopping channel host. Bayer’s fellow SNL alum Molly Shannon also leads the cast as Jackie, the charismatic host at the network.
Paul James, Ayden Mayeri, Matt Rogers and Punam Patel round out the ensemble cast. We hear the role of Patricia, originally played by Cybill Shepherd in the pilot, is being recast.
Jessi Klein will serve as showrunner and executive produce along with Michael Showalter.
“Vanessa...
- 7/12/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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