Deadline is reporting that Kevin From Work alum Punam Patel has joined NBC comedy pilot The Kenan Show. She’ll be playing Kenan’s loyal friend and co-worker Erica.
In addition to her role on the ABC Family comedy, Patel’s television credits include The Cool Kids, I Feel Bad, and Adam Ruins Everything.
The Kenan Show is part of a scripted comedy pilot slate for NBC made up of multi-cam Friends-in-Law, which was previously in development in 2018; Like Magic, about a young woman trying to become a headlining magician; musical comedy Perfect Harmony; Sunnyside, which stars Kal Penn as a New York councilman who finds his purpose working with immigrants; Uninsured, about a young couple taking in one set of in-laws; and newspaper comedy Village Gazette.
