EXCLUSIVE: NBC has some unfinished 2025-2026 comedy business — it has two outstanding comedy pilots, Stumble, and the untitled Ornelas, Keliiaa and Wilson project, and two half-hour holes to fill on the schedule come November, one behind St. Denis Medical on Monday and one behind Happy’s Place on Friday.
Jeff Astrof and Liz Astrof’s single-camera cheerleading pilot Stumble, headlined by Jenn Lyon, has been well received internally at NBC and has also tested well, I hear, making it a strong contender for a series pickup. With its mockumentary style, Stumble would fit right in behind the similarly shot medical comedy St. Denis Medical.
There may be another formidable contender though, and it is a descendant of the single-camera comedy series that made that style a staple, The Office. There are conversations about potentially giving The Paper, the upcoming Peacock comedy series from The Office developer Grag Daniels and
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