Nicole Buyer, Harvey Guillén, Jessica Lowe and Andrew Lewis Caldwell are headed to Comedy Central just in time for Halloween. The four will star in the supernatural comedy thrillerCursed Friends.The film is a collaboration betweenWill Arnett’s Electric Avenue and Propagate, and will include an appearance by Arnett. The film’s cast also includes Joey Fatone, James Austin Johnson, Nikki Glaser, Kathy Griffin, Nicole Richie, Ken Marino and Rob Riggle.
According to Deadline, the film, which will debut October 8, follows a group of four friends who wake up on Halloween only to realize that a predict-your-future game of M.A.S.H. (Mansion Apartment Shack House) that they played in 2002 is starting to come true for them in hilarious and disturbing ways. They must band together to help each other escape the wild fates that have turned their lives upside down – from having 100 kids with the hometown loser, to leading a cult, to marrying NSYNC’s Joey Fatone.
Cursed Friendsis directed by Laura Murphy, whose directing credits include episodes multiple of comedy series includingAwkwafina Is Nora from Queens, The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch ShowandAdam Ruins Everything. It is written by brothers Aaron Eisenberg and Will Eisenberg (Into The Dark: Good Boy), and Luke Kelly-Clyne serves as producer.Cursed Friendsis executive produced by Arnett, Marc Forman and Evan Thompson for Electric Avenue, Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Drew Buckley and Isabel San Vargas for Propagate, Peter Principato and Joel Zadak for Artists First, and Ari Pearce and Andrew Lutin for MTV Entertainment Studios. Zachary Halley serves as co-executive producer, Kristyn Deignan is supervising producer and Harold Berón III is executive in charge of production.
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Byer is known as the host of Netflix’s comedic baking competitionNailed It!For her work on the show, she has received two Emmy Award nominations. The comedian has made several notable guest star appearances in comedy series including30 Rock, Family Guy,The Good Place,andBrooklyn Nine-Nine. Her first full-length comedy special,Nicole Byer: BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo), aired on Netflix last December. Byer received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for the Netflix special.
Guillén is best known as Guillermo de la Cruz on FX’s dark comedy seriesWhat We Do in the Shadows. He has starred in the series since its inception in 2019. He has also appeared onHuge, The Thundermans, Eye Candy, The Magicians, and in the 2013 filmThe Internship.
Lowe stars on HBO’sMinxas Bambi. The series was recentlyrenewed for a second season. In 2022, the actress also had a recurring role on Danny McBride’sThe Righteous Gemstones. Caldwell is best known for his appearances oniZombie, Henry Danger,and the 2008 filmCollege.
Will Arnett has appeared in many comedy films and television series, including the critically acclaimedArrested Development, 30 RockandBoJack Horseman. In 2022, he starred in Netflix’sMurderville, an improvised detective comedy series. He currently is the co-host of the comedy podcastSmartLess, alongside Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes.
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