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DEVELOPMENT
HISTORY:
8/5/15
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STATUS:
previously in development (2016-2017 season) |
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot |
DESCRIPTION:
(from IFC's press release, August 2015) Great Minds is a comedic panel show hosted by Dan Harmon that tackles trending topics with a twist: each episode features a revolving cast of comedians in character as history's "greatest minds." The pilot guest panel features Benjamin Franklin (Rory Albanese, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), Albert Einstein (Robert Smigel, SNL), Eleanor Roosevelt (Bonnie McFarlane, Women Aren't Funny) and Frederick Douglass (Seaton Smith, Mulaney). The show is created by Richard Korson (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), produced by Matador and executive produced by Korson, Harmon, Jay Peterson and Kara Welker. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Dan Harmon as Host
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Dan Harmon as EP
· Jay Peterson as EP
· Kara Welker as EP
· Richard Korson as CRTR/EP
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GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (improv/sketch)
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Matador
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