Spike TV Orders 10 Episodes of New Comedy Series, 'Players,' Created by Matt WalshNEW YORK, Feb. 10 -- Spike TV has greenlit a new, original
half-hour comedy, "Players," which follows two brothers with opposite
personalities trying to run a sports bar. Created by Matt Walsh, one of the
founders of the acclaimed improvisational comedy troupe Upright Citizens
Brigade, "Players" is a Principato Young Entertainment Production and shoots
in Los Angeles in February and premieres this summer on Spike TV.
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"Players" stars Walsh as Bruce, a free-spirited, fun-loving, guy's guy who
is living out his fantasy of owning a bar that allows him to freely bet on
sports along with dating the cocktail waitresses. His older, more subdued and
uptight brother, Ken (Ian Roberts), serves as his antagonist, and tries to
keep the focus on the bar turning a profit. The series also features Vicky
(Danielle Schneider), the promiscuous waitress who has an affinity for B-list
athletes, Hickey, the senior member of the staff who instead of actually
working, spends most of his time bidding on sports memorabilia on eBay, and
Calvin (James Pumphery) the young bartender who idolizes the fun-loving Bruce.
Matt Walsh, Ian Roberts, Jay Martel as well as Peter Principato, Paul
Young, Tucker Voorhees, John Lynch of Devlin Entertainment serve as executive
producers. Jason Woliner, who directed the presentation, serves as a
co-executive producer. Walsh, a Chicago native, is a former "Daily Show"
correspondent who was a founding member of the successful improv comedy
troupe, Upright Citizens Brigade. Walsh has appeared in such popular comedy
films as "Old School," "Semi-Pro," and "Bad Santa."
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