Peter White Television EditorSouth Side is set in and around the working-class neighborhood of Englewood in Chicago. Co-creators, exec producers and stars Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle, both Late Night with Jimmy Fallon alumni, wanted to make a show that represented one of their hometowns.The plot follows two friends who just graduated community college and, while they wait to take over the world, they’re stuck at Rent-T-Own, a retail-rental crossroads.
Despite the obstacles of inner-city life, these friends and their co-workers strive to achieve their entrepreneurial dreams.Salahuddin is from the South Side of Chicago and said he wanted to promote how funny people in this area are. “At the time, there was a lot of stuff in the news.
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