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Tyler Falbo, a writer, director and producer known for his shaping the viral comedy videos of sketch group Almost Friday, is helming an R-rated comedy movie for Paramount.
Titled “Boys for Life,” the film will be released
theatrically on April 9, 2027. While few plot details are available, Variety hears it is an ensemble comedy about a group of friends reuniting — with a twist.
“Boys for Life” is currently in production. Paramount acquired the project in a competitive situation that also involved A24 and Warner Bros., Variety hears. Falbo serves as director and producer, and he co-wrote the script with Max Barrett. Galen Core also serves as producer.
As its de facto showrunner, Falbo is credited with driving the dark, genre-bending humor of “Almost Friday TV,” the sketch comedy arm of the Los Angeles-based digital media company that launched Will Angus, Eilise Patton and other rising talent into the comedy scene. Falbo is also attached to direct “Last Night Was a Movie,” his TV project starring Almost Friday cast members that’s in development at FX.
Co-writer Barrett is the creator of Friday Beers and co-founder of Almost Friday Media, who, in 2020, formed the company’s original sketch comedy crew of Liam Cullagh, Angus, Chet Collins and Billy Langdon.
The project falls under Paramount’s newly announced Primal label, which will focus on “smartly budgeted” films from “next-generation storytellers” across comedy, horror, action and grounded science-fiction. The label recently acquired the U.S. rights to adapt the original screenplay for “A Nightmare on Elm Street” from the Wes Craven estate.
Falbo is represented by Range Media Partners, UTA and Ziffren Brittenham. Barrett is represented by Mosaic, Fox Rothschild and WME.
