Mr. Mayor's Vella Lovell on Making Political Comedy in Divisive Times: 'This Isn't the Next West Wing'

NBC — somewhat unexpectedly, in these trying times — looks to mine politics for laughs with Mr. Mayor, the newest sitcom from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt creators Tiny Fey and Robert Carlock. The series, which premieres tonight at 8/7c, follows Neil Bremer (played by Ted Danson), a wealthy businessman who runs for mayor of Los Angeles “for […]