Channel 4 commissions Leo Reich's It Gets Worse
- Acclaimed comedian Leo Reich is to star in a new comedy
- Channel 4 has ordered six episodes of It Gets Worse, created and written by the comic
- He says: "This is a show for everyone who is, has been or will be a delusional and irritating 24 year old - I see you, I love you, I am you"
Leo Reich has been awarded his first television series, It Gets Worse.
The comic, who rose to prominence with the highly acclaimed 2022 Edinburgh Fringe show Literally Who Cares?!, has created, written and stars in the six-part comedy, which is being made by international production house A24.
It Gets Worse follows Ethan, Abi, and Sam, best friends from uni, soulmates for life, and dysfunctional roommates. It's been a year since they finally managed to move to London, they have collectively accomplished nothing, and now their landlord is selling up. They're getting kicked out. What now? Can they keep their friendships alive when they are dispersed across a city that seems to want them dead? Can they find a six out of ten or higher to have bad sex with? Can they get their shit together when the world is so obviously falling apart? Probably not. But they're going to have fun trying.
Channel 4 describe it as: "A show about three young people who are starting to look around themselves - at their humiliating jobs, their non-existent love lives and their rapidly dwindling will to live - and think: wait. Wait wait WAIT. Surely it gets better than this? It has to get better than this. Right? Spoiler alert! It doesn't."
Leo Reich said today: "I'm over the moon to be working with the amazing teams at A24 and Channel 4 on It Gets Worse. This is a show for everyone who is, has been or will be a delusional and irritating 24 year old - I see you, I love you, I am you. I'm going to try my absolute hardest to do our community justice. I'm so excited!"
Commissioner Charlie Perkins, Head of Comedy at Channel 4 said: "We're thrilled to be the home of Leo's first show with A24. Leo has this ability to distil the swirling complications and idiosyncrasies of his generation into succinct, spiky and incredibly funny writing and magnetic performances. The 'voice of a generation' label many have given him is valid, and as Channel 4 has always been the best place for the brightest new comedy voices, it feels like Leo's spiritual home."
A deal has already been struck in Canada to stream the comedy exclusively on the Crave platform, owned by Bell Media.