Universal Picks Up Untitled Buddy Comedy From ‘SNL’ Scribe Trio Please Don’t Destroy
deadline.comUniversal Pictures has acquired an untitled buddy comedy from Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy, the comedy trio known as Please Don’t Destroy.The film 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.Please Don’t Destroy (PDD) is a comedy group consisting of Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy.
The trio met at NYU and started performing together all over NYC. During the pandemic, PDD caught fire and grew a massive cult following with their self-produced videos online.
They were hired as writers on the latest Season 47 of Saturday Night Live (SNL) and were also tapped to create digital shorts in their signature style for the show – favorites include “Three Sad Virgins” featuring Taylor Swift and Pete Davidson, “Good Variant,” “Hard Seltzer,” “Rami Wants a Treat” and more.In addition to writing the screenplay, Marshall, Higgins and Herlihy will star in and executive produce the film.Additional cast will be announced in the coming weeks.The project will be helmed by SNL directing alum Paul Briganti.
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