My Roommate's an Escort

My Roommate's an Escort
Genre Comedy
Created by
Directed by
Presented by
  • David Carruthers
  • Adrenaline Toronto
Starring
  • Katie Uhlmann
  • Trish Rainone
  • Bobby Del Rio
  • PJ Lazic
  • Juan Carlos Velis
  • A.C. Peterson
  • Natasha Bromfield
  • Angela Asher
  • Stephanie Baird
  • Jane Luk
  • John Tench
  • David Sparrow
  • Ellen Dubin
Composer(s) Julian Francis Adderley
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 11
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • David Carruthers
  • Joey Nixon
  • Terry Rainone
  • Bernie Uhlmann
  • Joanne Uhlmann
  • Kalista Zackhariyas
  • Shunell Hillman
  • Matthew Willson
Producer(s)
  • Trish Rainone
  • Katie Uhlmann
  • Julian Adderley
  • Stephanie Baird
Location(s) Toronto, Ontario
Cinematography Russ Goozee
Editor(s) Julian Francis Adderley
Running time 4–7 minutes
Production company(s) MRAE Productions
Distributor Independent
Release
Original network YouTube
Original release April 20 (2017-04-20) – April 20, 2017 (2017-04-20)
External links
Website myroommatesanescort.com

My Roommate's an Escort is an original Canadian comedy web series created, written by and starring Katie Uhlmann and Trish Rainone.[1] All 11 episodes of the first season are directed by Uhlmann, and the series premiered on YouTube on April 3rd, 2017. Rainone plays a non-confrontational, small-town girl living in Toronto who suspects her new roommate Kesha, played by Uhlmann, is a call girl.

History

My Roommate's an Escort was written by Katie Uhlmann and Trish Rainone. Uhlmann and Rainone met at a mutual friends party and bonded over similar ideas about creating, "strong female-driven content." The series went from concept to completion in twelve months.[2]

A preview for the series debuted at the 2017 Toronto Short Film Festival.[3]

The series was originally going to focus on dating but was changed to focus on the relationship between two women, described as, "combined stories surrounded in reality and girl humour." The filmmakers stated there is a intent at gender equality, creating a 50/50 split of male and female cast (the three "boss" characters are all women) and they hope to develop from season one into a thirty minute comedy series.[4]

Plot

Each episode opens with the same intro, establishing the house where most of the series is set. The same music plays for the intro and outro. Heather, a girl from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, living in Toronto finds a new roommate online, Kesha, who may or may not be a private escort. Heather passive-aggressively tries to find out more about Kesha, unintentionally getting dragged into her world and the sketchy characters who inhabit it. In each episode, Heather retreats to vent at her one place of solace, a tattoo shop.

Cast

Reception

The Globe and Mail reviewed it positively, describing it as "wry and a bit bonkers" but "endearing and quite funny" and "highly polished for a low-budget production."[5]

References

  1. ↑ Kelly, Brian. "Roommates inspire Rainone's project". Sault Star. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Hadley, Chris. "MY ROOMMATE’S AN ESCORT: TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT PEOPLE, LIVING UNDER ONE ROOF". Snobby Robot Transmedia Magazine. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Jason. "The Last Laugh gets extended run at Hot Docs". The Star. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Leclair, Anthony. "My Roommate’s An Escort: Courting Success". Swept Media. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Doyle, John. "John Doyle: Online and on TV, April is the coolest month". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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