Still from Karly & Alex
Still from Karly & Alex

Best friends since college, Karly & Alex try to figure out their complicated lives in Boston.

Set in the city of Boston, this comedy centres around Karly (straight) and Alex (lesbian), best friends since college, whose dysfunctional, codependent, drinking, and drug-taking relationship impedes them from ever finding someone special in their lives besides each other.

The creator of the series is lesbian filmmaker Katie Shannon whose previous web series 617 has been viewed over 50,000 times and has starred Slaine from The Town and also CT from The Real World. The series featured Slaine, Dropkick Murphy’s, and Young London music. K&A’s trailer has surpassed 11,000 views.

K&A also stars Audrey Claire Johnson and Ashley Elmi. Audrey co-founded the web comedy group “Brainfox” which has been recognized by the Boston 48 Hour Film Festival, Beverly Film Festival, North Shore Art Throb, North Shore Magazine, and Cracked.com. Ashley is an alumnus of Improv Asylum’s NXT cast and a current member of the theatre’s House Teams. She also performs around the East coast with WNBA, an improv comedy troupe.