Episode notes

We have a treat for Party Down fans this month. Our dead pilot, Rich Dan, Poor Dan comes from the co-creator and showrunner of Party Down, John Enbom. Here’s the logline: When handsome, aimless Danny finds himself without prospects, he takes a job with the estate staff of an insecure finance Billionaire – without realizing that his new boss used to be the nerd he bullied in high school.

John also wrote on Veronica Mars, iZombie, and Benched. This pilot has that unique Enbom touch.

Rich Dan, Poor Dan was recorded live in front of an audience at the Elysian Theatre in Los Angeles. Our cast was Ryan Hansen (Party Down) as Danny, Martin Starr (Party Down, Silicon Valley) as Daniel, Zoe Chao (Party Down) as Marnie, Olivia Liang (Kung Fu) as Sasha, Comedian Patrick McDonald as Stuart, Janet Varney (Stan Vs. Evil, JV Club) as Bernice/Maywell, Ellie Reed (Girlboss) as Louise, Comedian Anna Seregina as Olga/Sexy Assistant/Sally, Brendan Scannell (Bonding, Heathers) as Gerd Himmel/Charmaine, Dead Pilots Society Stalwart Greg Santos as Ivan/Carlo/Marcus/Dr. Tim Salk, and John Enbom with Stage Directions (Andrew had Covid).