Conan O’Brien, Bowen Yang, ‘Hacks’ Breakout Meg Stalter & More Join Uni Buddy Comedy From ‘SNL’ Trio Please Don’t Destroy
deadline.comLate-night legend Conan O’Brien, SNL cast member Bowen Yang, Hacks breakout Meg Stalter, Emmy nominee X Mayo (The Daily Show) and Nichole Sakura (Maggie) have joined the cast of Universal’s untitled buddy comedy from Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy—the SNL comedy trio best known as Please Don’t Destroy.The recently-announced film currently in production in North Carolina tackles the story of three childhood friends who live and work together.
The trio decides they don’t like where their lives are headed and set off to find gold treasure rumored to be buried in the nearby mountain.
In addition to writing the screenplay, Marshall, Higgins and Herlihy are exec producing and leading the film, which SNL‘s Paul Briganti is directing.Apatow Productions’ Judd Apatow is producing alongside Mosaic’s Jimmy Miller, with Apatow Productions’ Josh Church, Mosaic’s M.
Riley and Sam Hansen, and Michael Sledd serving as exec producers on the pic slated for release on August 18, 2023. Senior Executive Vice President of Production Erik Baiers and Creative Executive Jacqueline Garell are overseeing the project on behalf of Universal.One of entertainment’s most iconic voices, O’Brien’s path in comedy began when he served twice as the president of The Harvard Lampoon.
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