Work in Progress

Work in Progress

Abby, a 45-year-old self-identified fat, queer dyke whose misfortune and despair unexpectedly lead her to a vibrantly transformative relationship. Chicago improv mainstay Abby McEnany co-created/stars in this uniquely human comedy series.

Genre: Comedy

Cast:Abby McEnanyCeleste PechousKarin AnglinJulia SweeneyGerard NeugentArmand FieldsTheo GermaineMary SohnKenny RasmussenBruce JarchowLauren ViteriTyler Anthony DavisLaura T. FisherNancy L. ColemanChandler MarinoShaya HarrisPenelope WalkerJalen Gilbert


1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Life Got in the Way

Sat, Aug 21, 2021

Abby settles into a routine with a new roommate as she embarks on a fraught quest for a therapist she doesn't hate. Season premiere.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Everything's Fine, Everything's Okay

Sun, Aug 22, 2021

A crisis in Abby's apartment threatens her most prized possessions, triggering buried memories from her childhood.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Two Queens on Two Queens

Sat, Aug 28, 2021

Abby and Campbell provide moral support for each other as they power through a full day of supposedly-fun-but-ultimately-stressful family gatherings.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Apologies and Their Fluctuating Nature

Sat, Aug 28, 2021

Haunted by her "crime against the entire queer community," Abby sets out on a pilgrimage of new age healing.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Take Your Child to Work Day

Sat, Sep 4, 2021

A catastrophe at work gives Abby a chance to rise to the occasion in front of her visiting nephew, Matty. It's been a rough couple of months, but life is finally starting to return to normal...right?

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Eleanor Roosevelt

Sat, Sep 11, 2021

As COVID-19 rears its ugly head, Abby and Campbell mourn the loss of queer community and Abby receives some devastating family news.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Oh Say Can You See

Sat, Sep 18, 2021

As Abby and her family convene at her dad's house to wait for news together, they discover the circumstances behind his hospitalization.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ FTP

Fri, Sep 24, 2021

Abby is forced to reckon with both the country's and her own personal history of racism, police violence and grief as she pens her company's "Black Lives Matter solidarity statement."

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Hey, Dad

Fri, Oct 1, 2021

Abby and her father Edward reflect on their fraught relationship, acknowledge newfound similarities, all while searching for a bit of hope, humor, and, eventually, healing. It's called therapy, ever heard of it.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ I Release You

Fri, Oct 8, 2021

Abby and Julia venture into uncharted waters, the family throws a party, and Abby finds herself ending one relationship just as she begins a new one.