{
  "id": 9553599,
  "title": "Calgary filmmaker J Stevens turns digital series Slo Pitch into half-hour comedy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/calgary-filmmaker-j-stevens-turns-digital-series-slo-pitch-into-half",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T12:01:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Calgary Herald",
    "slug": "calgary-herald",
    "url": "https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/television/play-ball-calgary-filmmaker-j-stevens-turns-digital-series-slo-pitch-into-half-hour-comedy-on-crave"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "When J Stevens, Karen Knox and Gwenlyn Cumyn first came up with the idea for Slo Pitch, it was based on a tried-and-true comedy theory: There is nothing quite as funny as people who appear ridiculous to everyone except themselves. The team first developed Slo Pitch as a digital series in 2020 with episodes that […]",
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  "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."
}