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THE COMIC SHOP Trailer Teases a Workplace Comedy with a Nerdy Twist

Originally posted on Nerdist | By Tai Gooden | Last updated Jul 29, 2025 4:09 PM ET

There are some subgenres of comedy that will never get old. From besties getting into the most ridiculous of situations, like Girls Trip, to shenanigans at work in the vein of The Office, these types of stories will always tickle our funny bone. With the latter, we often see comedic banter at standard 9-5 jobs or bars but, in the trailer for the mockumentary sitcom The Comic Shop season one, we get a fresh take on workplace chaos.

This indie series by Cheyenne Ewulu (a.k.a. Cheyenne the Geek), which came to life thanks to a successful Kickstarter, follows a group of friends working to keep their Los Angeles comic shop afloat among stiff competition against digital access and big box stores. They are quirky, a little incompetent, and willing to do a lot to save Oh Em Gee Comics. It’s the kind of series that’s made for us nerds in the world with characters who feel like people we know personally. We need more carefree stories with Black characters! And, the story does resonate in a sad way with many small comic shops struggling to stay open in today’s world.

Ewulu portrays Stephanie, the perfectionist leader of the group who is disappointing her Nigerian parents by not becoming a software engineer. Her crew includes Keith Hendricks (Zeno Robinson), a gamer with wild ideas and great graphic T-shirts and Dominique (Shanae Cole), a fashionable chick who is a bit of an airhead. There’s also Connor (Grayson Niles), the nerdy frat boy (what a contradiction) who wants to get back in the good graces of his rich parents. It’s honestly lovely to see a project like The Comic Shop get funding and come together so beautifully in a trailer.

And thankfully, you won’t have to wait long to check it out! The Comic Shop will premiere on Awkward Virgo TV’s YouTube page on August 29.