Comedy Central Friday announced its original development slate for its “MotherLoad” broadband network, which debuted Nov. 1.
Original programming on MotherLoad will include animation, live-action narratives, topical stand-up performance and sketch comedies, the network said.
“Our 2006 broadband-development slate further represents Comedy Central's commitment to developing and producing quality programming exclusively for this digital platform," senior vice president of original programming and development Lou Wallach said in a prepared statement.
“There is such a wealth of talent and content in the broadband arena,” he added. “With the launch of MotherLoad, we have become the comedic hub for broadband content. Top comedians, actors and writers are looking to Comedy Central as the launching pad for their broadband shows.”
MotherLoad projects under consideration (all working titles) include:
• All Access: Middle Ages, a VH1 clip-show parody;
• How to Live, a show about a modern dysfunctional family produced in the style of 1950s-era educational reels;
• Fanboy, a live-action scripted series about an obnoxious comic-book geek;
• Good God, a live action comedy about God's workplace environment;
• Golden Age, an animated show revealing what happened to retired cartoon characters;
• Daisy Garden Story Time, a “dark and twisted” Reading Rainbow parody;
• My Wife, The Ghost, a dark parody of 1950s-era supernatural sitcoms such as My Mother the Car and Bewitched; and
• MotherLoad Presents, alternative comedy taped in front of a live audience at New York's Ars Nova Theater.
