Dan

Played by Dan Perlman

Dan

Dan , a fish out of water public school teacher with a fondness for Xanax, handles chronic depression and an unlikely new stepdad with the help of partner-in-crime, Kevin. 

Dan , a fish out of water public school teacher with a fondness for Xanax, handles chronic depression and an unlikely new stepdad with the help of partner-in-crime, Kevin. 

Dan Perlman

A creative on the rise, Dan Perlman is a comedian, writer, and director from New York City – named one of the 2018 New Faces in stand-up at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival. 

He is currently the executive producer, co-creator and star of Flatbush Misdemeanors, which he co-created with Kevin Iso. Perlman and Iso also co-created, starred, wrote and directed the award-winning 2017 digital series of the same name, which served as the foundation for the Showtime show. Made on zero-budget, the first installment received critical acclaim, becoming Oscar-qualified after winning the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short at the 2018 Florida Film Festival and earning Best North American Short Film at the London Film Festival. 

Most recently, Perlman wrote and directed a short film, Cramming, which won the Audience Award at the 2020 Brooklyn Film Festival and First Prize Children’s Live Action Short at the 2020 Rhode Island International Film Festival. In May 2020, he released his debut stand-up album, Emergency Contact.  

He previously created and wrote the animated series, That's My Bus, which received a pilot order from FOX, and appeared on The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show. Perlman has had four projects featured in the New York Television Festival and has written for SiriusXM’s Bennington, the WGA Awards, and The New Yorker. 


Cast & Characters

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  • Dan

    Dan Perlman

    Dan
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    Kevin Iso

    Kevin
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    Kristin Dodson

    Zayna
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    Hassan Johnson

    Drew
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    Kareem Green

    Kareem
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