Fake hate crimes have been a staple of American culture for years now, but the TBS teen comedy Chad decided to use the disturbing trend for comedic effect this week.
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Nasim Pedrad’s Locally Shot Teen Sitcom “Chad” Veers a Cringe Too Far The gifted impressionist throws herself into Chad’s rolling slouch and upholstered eyebrows with an impeccable physical performance Chad pilot Nasim Pedrad, Jake Ryan, Alexa Loo CR: Liane Hentscher/TBS Updated 7:30 PM
Chad, the eagerly awaited new sitcom (mostly) shot around an unnamed Portland, was always a labor of love for creator-writer-producer Nasim Pedrad. The
Saturday Night Live vet-turned-film and TV mainstay (
4/6/2021
Nasim Pedrad stars as a desperate 14-year-old boy craving social acceptance in TBS daring cringe comedy.
Fourteen-year-old Ferydoon Chad Amani is a little jerk. He s selfish, obsessive and impatient. He weeps at the drop of a hat. He s desperate for popularity but can barely walk through a doorway without tripping over himself. He casually calls his little sister a dick and a whore in everyday conversation, and is so peevish that he demands presents on
her birthday. Worst of all, he thinks he s grown up.
He s an utter delight.
Developed for Fox five years ago before moving to TBS, the daring and ribald single-cam sitcom
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