Paradiso Media Unveils Three New Shows, Including ‘Conference Call’ with Jeff Ward, Gregory Stees, Elizabeth Henstridge (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFrench-American podcast network Paradiso Media has unveiled a trio of prestige podcast shows, “Wild Whispers,” “STYX” and “Conference Call” with high-profile talent, including Jeff Ward (“Hacks”), Gregory Stees (“Funny or Die”) and Elizabeth Henstridge (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.).”All three shows were presented at Series Mania’s”IP Pitch: Podcast to Screen” session where Paradiso Media was out in force. “Conference Call” is a new scripted startup parody podcast adapted from Paradiso’s own hit French podcast “Conf Call” which was released in Europe on Deezer.

Ward and Stees wrote and directed the audio show which is structured as a public radio documentary hosted by an investigative journalist (Emma Roberts) who explores a failed business partnership and the resulting legal spat.

Ward and Stees star as Joel and Jed Toade, two hapless “entrepreneurs” in tech who have failed spectacularly. Henstridge plays their new business partner Julie Burke, a tech entrepreneur down on her luck.

The show is made up of recordings of video conference calls between these three characters. “Conference Call” features guest appearances by Christopher Abbott (“Catch-22”), Demi Adejiyugbe (“The Late Late Show”), Joyce Aimee (“PEN15”), Beck Bennett (“SNL”), Iain DeCaestecker (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”), Clark Gregg (“Avengers: End Game”), Nick Kocher (“SNL”), David Lengel (“Wandavision”), Grant O’Brien (“CollegeHumor”), and Aaron Schroeder (“Adam Ruins Everything”).