Amazon Studios Will Produce Comedy Pilot by Doonesbury Creator

By Jason Boog 

Amazon has just announced plans to produce six original comedy pilots. The slate includes Alpha House, a series about “four senators who live together in a rented house in Washington DC” written by Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau.

When completed, all the shows will be posted to Amazon Instant Video for subscribers to watch for free.

We’ve included descriptions of the five other shows below–do you think Amazon Studios can compete in the comedy realm?

Browsers: “Written by 12-time Emmy-winning comedy writer David Javerbaum (The Daily Show) and to be directed by Don Scardino (30 Rock), Browsers is a musical comedy set in contemporary Manhattan that follows four young people as they start their first jobs at a news website.”

Dark Minions: “Written by Big Bang Theory co-stars Kevin Sussman and John Ross Bowie, Dark Minions is an animated workplace series about two slackers just trying to make a paycheck working an intergalactic warship. The pilot will be produced by Principato-Young (Reno 911).”

The Onion Presents: The News: “a smart, fast-paced scripted comedy set behind the scenes of The Onion News Network that shows just how far journalists will go to stay at the top of their game. The Onion Presents: The News is from The Onion’s Will Graham & Dan Mirk (The Onion News Network, The Onion Sportsdome).”

Supanatural: “Supanatural is an animated comedy series about two outspoken divas who are humanity’s last line of defense against the supernatural, when they’re not working at the mall. The series, written by Lily Sparks, Price Peterson and Ryan Sandoval, will be produced by Jason Micallef (Butter) and Kristen Schaal (The Daily Show).”

Those Who Can’t: “Written by Andrew Orvedahl, Adam Cayton-Holland and Benjamin Roy (Grawlix), who were discovered through Amazon Studios online open door process, Those Who Can’t is a comedy about three juvenile, misfit teachers who are just as immature, if not more so, than the students they teach.”