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It is set to premiere on TBS at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 6. “Chad” follows a 14-year-old pubescent Persian boy, played by Pedrad, as he navigates his first year of high school on a mission to become popular. Chad’s friendships and sanity are pushed to the limits as he uses every tactic at his disposal to befriend the cool kids, while enduring his mother’s new dating life and reconciling with his cultural identity. The series is all about teen drama, coloring outside of the lines, an adult’s take on what it’s like to be a 14-year-old. It would be a completely different show if Chad...

The new comedy Chad has been a long time coming. Created by and starring Nasim Pedrad, the show has been in development since 2016, and has moved networks from Fox to TBS. Pedrad not only written and directed the show; she also takes on the challenge of playing the eponymous 14-year-old boy who legally changed his name from Ferydoon to Chad Amani to sound more American. He only has one goal as high school starts: to befriend the crowd he perceives as “cool.” It’s a familiar narrative, but Chad, who is Iranian American, has to additionally navigate his cultural identity along with his ...

by Charlie Smith on March 8th, 2021 at 6:28 AM 1 of 3 2 of 3 An organization that advances the cause of women had an online Zoom fundraiser interrupted over the weekend by disgusting messages. According to the Richmond Women's Resource Centre, the "sexist, racist, ageist, vulgar and pornographic comments, images, and sounds" showed up during the keynote speech. Today, the centre will continue its fundraising efforts until 10 p.m. on International Women's Day. The tweet below shows how people can make donations. The centre was founded in 1976 and is currently delivering services online as...

ymphotos/Shutterstock A social service’s organization in Richmond had its International Women’s Day celebration “zoom-bombed” with pornography. The Richmond Women’s Resource Centre said that the key-note speech of the virtual event, which was held on March 6, was disrupted by “sexist, racist, ageist, vulgar and pornographic comments, images, and sounds.” “This incident is particularly troubling because of the personal and intrusive nature of the zoom-bombing,” the centre said in a release. Michelle Yuen, the centre’s Vice President, said on social media that she was “app...

A new Chad trailer has arrived, teasing the arrival of Nasim Pedrad's show in April after TBS picked it up all the way back in May 2019.