My Roommate's an Escort

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My Roommate's an Escort
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Genre Comedy
Created by
  • Katie Uhlmann
  • Trish Rainone
Directed by
  • Katie Uhlmann
Presented by
  • David Carruthers
  • Adrenaline Toronto
Starring
ComposerJulian Francis Adderley
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11
Production
Executive producers
  • David Carruthers
  • Joey Nixon
  • Terry Rainone
  • Bernie Uhlmann
  • Joanne Uhlmann
  • Kalista Zackhariyas
  • Shunell Hillman
  • Matthew Willson
Producers
  • Trish Rainone
  • Katie Uhlmann
  • Julian Adderley
  • Stephanie Baird
Production locations Toronto, Ontario
CinematographyRuss Goozee
EditorJulian Francis Adderley
Running time4–7 minutes
Production companyMRAE Productions
Original release
Network YouTube
ReleaseApril 20 (2017-04-20) –
April 20, 2017 (2017-04-20)

My Roommate's an Escort is a 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 3, 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.

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Background

My Roommate's an Escort was written by Katie Uhlmann and Trish Rainone. Uhlmann and Rainone met at a mutual friend's 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]

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, now 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." [4]

Awards and nominations

Awards:

Nominations:

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 (10 March 2017). "The Last Laugh gets extended run at Hot Docs". The Star. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Doyle, John (3 April 2017). "John Doyle: Online and on TV, April is the coolest month". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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