BURBANK: Freeform has greenlit development for\u00a0a late-night series\u00a0featuring comedian Iliza Shlesinger.<\/p>\n
The show\u00a0will 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<\/em>, Catastrophe<\/em>) will serve as executive producers. Last summer, Shlesinger\u2019s scripted web series Forever 31<\/em> premiered on ABC\u2019s new digital platform ABCd, and the show has already been ordered for a second season.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were looking for a voice that speaks to and for our audience, and we have found it in Iliza,\u201d said Karey Burke, the executive VP of programming and development at Freeform. \u201cWe weren\u2019t just looking to get into late-night for the sake of it\u2014it\u2019s Iliza\u2019s brilliantly modern take on culture, relationships and gender politics that made her vision for a series undeniable to us.”<\/p>\n \u201cA late-night show has been THE goal for me and I\u2019m ready to throw my hat into the ring,\u201d said Shlesinger. \u201cI couldn\u2019t 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\u2019t wait to put my stamp on the late-night format.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BURBANK: Freeform has greenlit development for a late-night series featuring comedian Iliza Shlesinger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[939,400,940],"class_list":["post-7341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-avalon-television","tag-freeform","tag-iliza-shlesinger"],"yoast_head":"\n