Great News

About Great News

Great News is a TV show that aired from 2017 to 2018 in the comedy genre. The series was created by Tracey Wigfield and produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. It follows the story of Katie Wendelson, a news producer whose life gets turned upside down when her overbearing mother gets an internship at the same news station where she works. The show explores the dynamics of their mother-daughter relationship amidst the chaos of producing a news program.

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About

The plot of Great News revolves around Katie Wendelson, a young news producer for The Breakdown, a cable news show. Her already hectic work life gets even more complicated when her mother, Carol Wendelson, decides to intern as an executive producer at the station. The show humorously delves into the challenges Katie faces as she navigates the professional and personal spheres of her life, all while dealing with her well-intentioned but meddling mother.

Making / Production

Great News was created by Tracey Wigfield, who drew inspiration from her own experiences working in news production and her relationship with her mother. The show was produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, known for their work on 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. The series was praised for its witty humor and diverse cast representation.

Actors

• Briga Heelan as Katie Wendelson - the news producer who must juggle her career and family dynamics.
• Andrea Martin as Carol Wendelson - Katie's overbearing but well-meaning mother who joins the news station as an intern.
• John Michael Higgins as Chuck Pierce - The pompous co-anchor of The Breakdown.
• Nicole Richie as Portia Scott-Griffith - The quirky, young co-host of The Breakdown.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• Tracey Wigfield, the creator of Great News, previously worked as a writer on 30 Rock.
• The character Chuck Pierce, played by John Michael Higgins, was originally written to be a woman until Higgins auditioned for the role.

Quotes

• "You know, being a news producer is like being the mom of a bunch of 40-year-old messes."
• "I just want to say that I think mothers are true heroes because they craved a flying diaper on top of Mount Everest yesterday and then were up at dawn to ask you why you're single, and they survived that somehow."