We sold Your Cousin From Boston as a TV series!
In 2021, Your Cousin From Boston commercial director Win Bates turned to me on-set and said: “I think this could be a show.”
So we got to work.
Led by Emmy-winning screenwriter Donick Cary (Parks & Rec, New Girl, Silicon Valley) and Gregory Hoyt—the actor who plays Your Cousin—our team dedicated nights and weekends to developing the series. In what felt like a dream come true, I helped pitch a room full of studio execs on the character.
One of the Big Five studios bought the option in 2023…right before Hollywood ground to a halt.
Much like the streets of Southie, selling a show is a slow-moving, labyrinthine process that could just as easily end up in a green light as a dead end. We’ll see what actually transpires in the next few months.
While the full pitch is confidential, please find a short preview below:
The Subway Gods
I’m terrible at New York, but so-so at generating AI art. Here’s a set from an AI-themed open mic night I performed with my wife (also a copywriter) to prove it. Praise the subway gods.
Guest Speaker at Temple University
I joined Professor Joseph Glennon at the Klein School of Communication to talk advertising and answer student questions. Go Owls!