What Happened To Nasim Pedrad’s Chad Season 2 Premiere On TBS?

The first season of “Chad” debuted on TBS in April 2021, following former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Nasim Pedrad as a 14-year old pubescent Iranian-American boy navigating the complicated halls of high school. Chad desperately and awkward tries to be cool with comically uncomfortable results, and his life is often thrown into upheaval by his mother’s dating life and reconciling his cultural identity with being an everyday American teen. Pedrad also executive produced the show with Oly Obst and co-showrunner Max Searle, with Rob Rossell serving as executive producer and co-developer of the series. The rest of the cast included Jake Ryan, Paul Chahidi, Saba Homayoon, Ella Mika, Alexa Loo, Thomas Barbusca and Sara Malal Rowe.

“Chad” is full of cringeworthy comedy and a hilarious lead performance from the 40-year old Pedrad. Part of the comedy comes from seeing Pedrad perfectly portray the physicality and awkwardness of a teen boy, even if she still resembles a woman in a young boy’s clothes and haircut. But the laughs also come fast and furious from the coming-of-age missteps and dramatic shifts in teenage angst and puberty. Imagine a teenage, Persian version of Michael Scott, and you’ve got some idea of how Chad operates. The show is absolutely packed with laughs and discomfort.