
EXCLUSIVE: Comedy writer-producer Michael Pennie has signed a new two-year overall deal with Universal Television. Pennie first inked a deal at the studio (then UMS) in 2010 when he was coming off a stint as a co-executive producer on the NBC/20th TV comedy series My Name Is Earl. Under his pact with UMS, he served as a co-executive producer of the studio’s NBC comedy series Outsourced. This season, CAA-repped Pennie has been loaned out to 20th TV where he reunited with My Name Is Earl creator Greg Garcia, serving as a co-executive producer on his latest comedy series, Fox’s Raising Hope.
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Another person in Hollywood getting ahead solely based on looks.
I agree some guys get all the looks, my question is why are they wasting that face in the writers room.
Had the pleasure of working with Mike. Great guy and a real talent. Congrats to him!
Happy news. Congratulation!
Looks like NBC is in serious danger of having an actual comedy on their hands. Not sure if they’ll know what to do with it.
Pennie, stop reading your comment section and start writing a pilot. They desperately need it.
Luckily his writing skills are better than his Madden skills.
Apparently being tall has replaced being funny as a reason to get a deal these days.
JY,
If your jokes were as funny in the room as they are in the comment section on Deadline we might not be on the bubble.
This guy is a real minotaur (total beast with human legs)! Great job, Pennie!