Pitch Sale: “Untitled Cohen & Freedland Comedy”

Universal Pics kicks off the acquisition new year by purchasing comedy pitch from writers Alan Cohen & Alan Freedland:

The pitch involves a man who was unpopular as a kid. When he returns home, he is mistaken for a popular classmate and experiences the glory he missed in his formative years.

Note the writers’ conceptual angle on story material:

Scribes, who are Emmy winners for “King of the Hill” and currently are co-exec producers of “American Dad,” said they focus on touchstone moments that can be mined for laughs. “In ‘Due Date,’ we focused on the birth of a first child, and here, it is the high school experience, which forged this guy’s limited future,” Cohen said.

Unique first experiences. That should get your creative juices flowing.