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Mary Shalaby has joined the cast of Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici’s untitled NBC comedy pilot.
She will play Raya, who is described as “the flagrantly disinterested receptionist at the Grant Taggart PI Agency.”
Specific plot details about the project are not yet known; the official logline simply states that it “continues the proud tradition of Los Angeles private eyes that began with Philip Marlowe and will end with this show.” Jake Johnson leads the cast as Mickey, a talented private investigator who is “smart, cynical and heartbroken, but trying to pretend he’s not” and works for Garner Taggert (Keith David), “a tough guy with somewhat antiquated views of the world” whose son Mitch is the agency’s main PI alongside Mickey. The cast also includes Jane Levy as “whip smart” investigative journalist Faye.
Shalaby is a comedian and digital creator based in New York who posts character videos on social media and has collaborated with brands including Friday Beers, Graza, Shake Shack, Nerds Candy and Rowing Blazers. A recent graduate of Syracuse University, she regularly opens for comedian and creator Connor Wood on his “Fibs and Friends” tour and hosts a monthly comedy show called “Mary Shalaby’s National Dog Show” at Union Hall in Brooklyn. Shalaby is repped by UTA and 3 Arts Entertainment.
Goor and Del Tredici, best known for their work on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” serve as writers and executive producers on the project, while Akiva Schaffer directs and executive produces the pilot. Universal Television is the studio.
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