By Denise Petski Senior Managing Editor Tami Sagher has joined SNL alums Molly Shannon and Vanessa Bayer in Bayer’s Showtime comedy pilot Big Deal.
Co-created and executive produced by Bayer and Jeremy Beiler (Saturday Night Live), Big Deal is a grounded comedy in which Bayer plays Joanna, a character inspired by her own past.
Joanna overcame childhood leukemia to achieve her lifelong dream of landing a job as a successful home shopping channel host.
Shannon will star as Jackie, the charismatic, popular host at the network. Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series orders Writer-producer-actress Sagher will play Tami, an offbeat backstage producer, a role that was written with her in mind, thus the character name.
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