Jon Lovett, a former standup comic turned Obama speechwriter, is back in showbiz and has just sold a sitcom pilot to NBC that’s set in the White House.
“1600 Penn” is described as the story of “a dysfunctional family that just happnes to live at the most famous address in America”.
- He pitched a similar show during the Clinton administration, but the only Channel interested was Cinemax.
- The show also features the First Couples’ wacky friends, “Fred and Ethel Biden”.