Charly Clive Joins Steve Carell in HBO College Comedy Series From Bill Lawrence, Matt Tarses
Charly Clive will star opposite Steve Carell in his upcoming HBO comedy series from Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses.
The show was originally picked up back in May. Along with Carell and Clive, “Ted Lasso” alum Phil Dunster is also attached to star.
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The half-hour series has been given a 10 episode order. The official logline states that the single-camera show is “set on a college campus, centering on an author’s (Carell) complicated relationship with his daughter (Clive).”
Clive is one half of the “Britney” sketch comedy duo with Ellen Robertson. The duo previously adapted “Britney” into a BBC Three pilot in 2023. “Britney” originated as a comedy stage show that Clive co-wrote about her experience of being diagnosed with a brain tumor at 23 years old. Her recent TV credits include “The Lazarus Project,” “Pure,” while she has also appeared in films like “All My Friends Hate Me.”
She is repped by United Agents, Linden Entertainment, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
Lawrence and Tarses wrote the first episode of the series. Both serve as executive producers, with Carell also executive producing in addition to starring. Lawrence executive produces via Doozer Productions along with Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer. Warner Bros. Television, where both Lawrence and Tarses are under overall deals, is the studio.
This is the second show since the conclusion of “Ted Lasso” that will see Lawrence reunite with one of that series’ stars. Lawrence also collaborates with Brett Goldstein, a.k.a. Roy Kent, on the Apple TV+ series “Shrinking,” which the pair co-created with Jason Segel, who stars in the show.
Deadline first reported Clive’s casting.
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