Christina Anthony, Ray Santiago, and Melanie J. Newby have joined NBC’s upcoming comedy pilot Non-Evil Twin as series regulars opposite Amber Ruffin.
Also written by Ruffin and Kenny Smith, Non-Evil Twin centers around Ruffin’s character, who is forced to take over her sister’s role as the head of a Fortune 500 company, despite her lack of business knowledge and familiarity with her sister’s management style.
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Anthony joins as Angie’s assistant and ardent supporter, Christina, who believes she’s the smartest person in the room and is easily irritated by others. Santiago will portray Tony, the well-meaning but brutally honest marketing VP dismissed by Angie but embraced by Amber. And Melanie J. Newby will play Amy, Angie’s tough-as-nails vegan cellmate, who refuses to put Angie on a pedestal and instead prefers to bring her down.
Ruffin will also executive produce the multi-camera pilot alongside her writing partner Jenny Hagel. NBC has been actively ordering comedy pilots, including the recently announced St. Denis Medical, a mockumentary-style workplace comedy from Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin, creators of Superstore and American Auto.
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Ruffin’s pilot comes as her own late-night show, The Amber Ruffin Show, has scaled back to occasional specials instead of weekly episodes.
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