Lemonada Announces Comedy Podcast with Melissa McCarthy
| RADIO ONLINE | Friday, October 4, 2024 | 12:00pm CT |
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 ''Hildy the Barback and the Lake of Fire'' |
Lemonada Media has announced a new scripted comedy podcast, "Hildy the Barback and the Lake of Fire," starring actress Melissa McCarthy as Hildy. Written by Ben Falcone and Steve Mallory, the 8-episode fictional series will premiere on October 25, with new episodes airing every Friday.
The new podcast will feature a lineup of celebrity voices including Octavia Spencer as the narrator, Glenn Close as the announcer, Allison Janney as "Gorwan the Dragon," Joel McHale as "Dra-ell The Usurper," Jim Rash as "Drith" and Ben Falcone as "Urgrall the Horned One."
In a joint statement, McCarthy and Falcone, shared, "When Ben pitched me Hildy the Barback and the Lake of Fire he said, 'It's a medieval comedy where you battle dragons and an evil sorcerer, while still running the family tavern - and deal with issues like sexually narcissistic centaurs.' I said, "That will look amazing." and he said, 'No, it's a podcast/radio play, so you'll only hear it. Also, each episode will have an original song, so it will be a tremendous amount of work and we'll be lucky to break even.' I looked at my hubby and said, 'That sounds batshit crazy. I'm in.' So, we suckered in a bunch of our talented friends, and Hildy was born. We are so excited to share it with the world."
"Melissa and Ben had us on the edge of our seats with this series, which is so fun and fresh and merges incredible talent and comedy with a female heroine - all our favorite things," shared Lemonada's CEO and Co-Founder Jess Cordova Kramer.
"We are so eager to support the launch of this series, which brings such an unexpected vibe to shake up the world of audio fiction. It's so clear what a passion project it is for Melissa and Ben, and we have had so much fun working with their team," adds Lemonada's Senior Vice President of Marketing, Lizzie Breyer Bowman.
The first two episodes of "Hildy the Barback and the Lake of Fire" will be available on Friday, October 25 on all major podcast platforms, with new episodes released weekly.
