{
  "id": 11525370,
  "title": "Shane Paul McGhie & Dasan Frazier To Headline Issa Rae’s Male Friendship Comedy Pilot At HBO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/shane-paul-mcghie-dasan-frazier-to-headline-issa-raes-male-friendship",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T20:37:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/dasan-frazier-shane-paul-mcghie-issa-rae-hbo-comedy-pilot-1237145675/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: Shane Paul McGhie (Poker Face, The Last Shift) and Dasan Frazier (A Different World, Delphi) are set as the leads in Untitled Male Friendship Show, Issa Rae’s new half-hour comedy pilot at HBO. Written and exec produced by Rae, the pilot centers on Menzel (McGhie), a 28-year-old barber, aspiring sports manager and professional best […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}