Freeform Prepping Late-Night Show with Comedian Iliza Shlesinger

BURBANK: Freeform has greenlit development for a late-night series featuring comedian Iliza Shlesinger.

The show will see Shlesinger reflect and offer a comedic spin on events and topics that are top-of-mind. Shlesinger, Jon Thoday, Richard Allen Turner, David Martin and Kara Baker from Avalon Television (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Catastrophe) will serve as executive producers. Last summer, Shlesinger’s scripted web series Forever 31 premiered on ABC’s new digital platform ABCd, and the show has already been ordered for a second season.

“We were looking for a voice that speaks to and for our audience, and we have found it in Iliza,” said Karey Burke, the executive VP of programming and development at Freeform. “We weren’t just looking to get into late-night for the sake of it—it’s Iliza’s brilliantly modern take on culture, relationships and gender politics that made her vision for a series undeniable to us.”

“A late-night show has been THE goal for me and I’m ready to throw my hat into the ring,” said Shlesinger. “I couldn’t be more excited to work with Freeform because they understand my voice as a comedian and are allowing me the freedom to create something special. I can’t wait to put my stamp on the late-night format.”