Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVHalf a decade ago just after Nasim Pedrad left the “Saturday Night Live” ensemble, she came up with the idea for “Chad,” a sitcom centering on an awkward teenage boy who just desperately wants to fit in.
After first being developed for broadcast television, “Chad” found a home at WarnerMedia cabler TBS and is finally premiering on April 6.
Pedrad not only created the show, but she also serves as showrunner and star, donning a wig, fake eyebrows and a binder to portray the titular high school freshman.I love writing about the awkwardness of adolescence and I really wanted to write something that felt authentic to my own experience growing up as an immigrant kid in America.
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