South Side Season 1 - Comedy Central

TV Show Casting Call for Kids & Adults

Are you interested in appearing on a Comedy Central TV show? Are you wondering how you can get your child started in acting? A new opportunity is here for you! The new series “South Side” is filming its first season. There is a 2017 kids casting call available here for you to apply to! The television audition is looking for both children and adults to be background extras. Casting directors are searching for boys and girls who ages 9 to 11 and adults ages 20’s through 60’s. This paid acting job will compensate extras $88.00 for 8 hours. There is a child actor featured role available as well. They are looking for an African American boy ages 9 to 11 to play young Simon. This role will compensate the selected talent $250.00. Filming will be in Chicago, Illinois Wednesday July 12th through Sunday, July 16th. If you are ready to be on TV, sign up for the TV show casting call today!

About South Side

Written by Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle and Sultan Salahuddin, this workplace comedy is set in and around a rent-to-own business on the South Side of Chicago (where the Salahuddins grew up). All three writers will have roles on the show.

What They Are Looking For

1) SHAW’S CREW: Rate: $88/8
Male/Female, African American, Age range: 18+
YOU MUST: be comfortable portraying a gang member. We are looking for the following types: intimidating, scary, mean looking individuals to play gang members.

2) POLE DANCERS: Rate: $500/8
Female, African American, Age Range: 30s AND 40s
We are looking for individuals who are able to pole dance. You must give us a brief description on your dancing experience. There is no nudity, but you will need to wear an outfit that would be appropriate for the performance.

3) STRIPPERS: Rate: $150/8
Female, African American, Age Range 20s
We are looking for attractive females who are comfortable being portrayed as strippers. You must be comfortable with touching the male patrons in the scenes, such as massaging shoulders, etc, and even sitting in their laps (but not lap dancing). There is no nudity, but you will need to wear an outfit that would be appropriate as if you were performing, you will likely end up in a bikini.

4) RENT-TO-OWN EMPLOYEES: Rate: $88/8
Male/Female, African American, Age range: 20s to 40s
We are looking for individuals to play minimum wage employees at a company that rents tech, appliance and furniture.

5) SIMON’S KID: Rate: $150/8
Male/Female, African American, Age range: 4 TO 11
We are looking for individuals to play the kids of one of the main characters. Your child must have a current, valid Illinois work permit with either a talent agency or 4 Star Casting. You must include a scan or photo of your child’s work permit in the submission.

6) SIMON’S EX-GIRLFRIENDS (MOTHER OF HIS KIDS): Rate: $88/8
We are looking for one female, who is in her 20s, who is half African American and half Asian
We are looking for one female, who is in her 30s, who is African American, size 16+ (the character is a postal worker)

7) SIMON’S MOTHER: Rate: $88/8
We are looking for a female, who is in her 60s, who is half African American to play main character’s mother

8) POLICE OFFICERS: Rate: $88/8
Male/Female, Any Ethnicity, Age 25 to 60
If you own a CPD uniform, please let us know in your submission.

9) 1980s FLASHBACK GANG MEMBERS: Rate: $88/8
Male, African American, Age 20s to 40s
We are looking for scary characters to play gang members in a flashback scene that takes place in the 1980s

10) YOUNG SIMON: Rate: $250/8
Male, African American, Age 9 – 11
We are looking for a child to play a younger version of one of the main characters Simon. Your child must be able to ride a bike. Production is also looking for a child who has gymnastic ability. Please include in your submission if you have gymnastic/tumbling experience.
Your child must have a current, valid Illinois work permit with either a talent agency or 4 Star Casting. You must include a scan or photo of your child’s work permit in the submission.

How to Apply

If you are interested and have open availability during these dates, send an email with the following to extras4southside@gmail.com
1) In the subject line of the email write the name of the role you are submitting for. i.e. SIMON’S KIDS, SHAW’S CREW, ETC
2) In the body of the email include your: name, age, height, weight, phone number, email, and zip code in which you currently reside.
3) Include your measurements: MEN: JACKET, NECK/SLEEVE (your sleeve is measured from the back of your neck, down the length of your arm to your wrist), PANTS (waist/inseam), SHOES
WOMEN: DRESS, PANTS, SHOES, and BUST (CUP SIZE, TOO)/WAIST/HIPS
4) Confirm that you are comfortable portraying a gang member and all that it entails (doing drugs, being violent, etc) if you are submitting for this role.
5). Confirm your dance experience if you are applying for the pole dancer. If you have any specific pole tricks, please describe. Let us know if you have any video.
6). Confirm that you have filled out the SURVEY pinned to the top of our Facebook page. (If you have not done so then fill it out now).
7) The exact shooting date is TBD – please list your availability during the given time frame: WED., 7/12 – SUN., 7/16. We are only filming Wednesday through Sunday.
8) Attach (2) two current photos, 1 close up and 1 full body taken in good lit lighting. Do not cover your face. No hats, no sunglasses, no filters, etc. Please include photos that reflect the role you are submitting for.
We will let you know if you are in consideration!



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  1. Cortlynn MALONE (not related)

    i know i just did not type that entire thing just for it not to post…

  2. Cortlynn MALONE (not related)

    Mother Fuckers!! I am not 11 yrs old. My BLACK uncle WILLY came to my grandma’s funeral and we the poor family at the reunion so we all had to bunk in the same hotel it was the Ritz or something like that in Florida and my Dad is just layin there and says “this reminds me of when I was in the military” and my uncle Willy says “yeah this remind me of back when I was in prison ” just like that creepy as fuck so i get up cause we packed in here like sardines so i go outside to smoke a cigarette and this FINEE ass black dude is smoking a cigarette with some fat bitches in the lobby and so im burning a hole in the back of this dudes head with my eyes like turn around turn around like forreal and he is just staring at the highway hard like too hard next thing i know the cops done pulled some black dude over they start shooting and me being a tiny ass white girl sat there in shock for a couple seconds then i turn around to look at this dude and the only thing i see is shoes and him saying “RUN IT WASNT ME IT WAS THE WHITE GIRL” he literally left his shoes thats all neatly set up like right and left shoe socks inside and everything i thought i should steal those then i thought this mother fucker just blamed my ass for this shit so im running back into the hotel like “DADDY DADDY DADDY” and im like ill take the stairs then i was like fuck that im on the 4th floor so run and press the elevator button and im out of breath and all i hear is the titanic coming out the speaker and im like “ohh this is such a sad song” the elevator stops and i get out run all the way down the hallway have to turn around because my room was about 8 doors back and i get in there and im like “DADDY im gonna get shot they are shooting people outside some dude left his shoes as remorse or payment or something” “IM GONNA GET SHOT” and uncle WILLY goes “Who is fuckin with my white niece dont nobody fuck with a white girl im bout to go back to prison” and i was like “okay thats cool uncle willy but seriously come the fuck down stairs” so me and my dad go downstairs to finish watching this shit go down and they are talkin bout weed and all this shit and me and my dad just look at each other and are like “lets go through the back door and smoke some weed” this kid was like wtf! so we’re heading back to texas from my grandma’s funeral and we are TIREEDD so we stop in bosque mississippi holiday inn and we go through the back door because my daddy always says all the good people go through the back door***joint smoking motion with no joint*** and low and behold its KATT WILLIAMS in his purple pimp jacket with 3 hoes followin behind and this mother fucker is like why you got kids coming through the back door? and im like im gonna grow up and be just like them only HOTTER and better and hes like you did not just say that and my daddy is like yeah fuck them bitches raunchier too she gonna be raunchier and next thing i know they done called the cops on the damn hoes and everybody got arrested … moral of the story Just because you see a tiny little white girl dont mean call the fuckin cops cuz she probably got more weed than them and that was my grandma’s funeral !! maybe next time i’ll tell you about meeting tracy morgan

  3. Kimberly B. Felker

    Hi I am Kimberly Felker, I am able and ready to be a part of something great in Chicago! Born and raised here and will be available for extra rolls as well as feature auditions…fun, outgoing, flexible, and coachable and will be an asset to any set!