Me & My Show
Olga Loves Butting In. Because Olga Knows Best. Even When She Doesn’t!
“Olga Knows Best?” is a reality TV series that follows the life of Olga-X: x-Russian, x-actress, x-mathematician, and two-time x-wife who came to America to fix everyone and everything: friends, family, boyfriend and even Reality TV, by creating her own show.
Just a few small problems: Olga knows nobody in show business, speaks almost no proper English, knows nothing about men and even less about American culture.
To make professional connections, she did what any idiot would do. She went on Tinder. Shockingly it didn’t work. She did not make any business connections, but she did make a love connection. Olga met Todd, her 3rd Future ex-husband whom she “asked” to be on her show. Against his better judgment, Todd agreed.
Why? Because Todd’s kind and loving…and whipped.
Todd’s not the only passenger on Olga’s crazy train; there are other hostages too. Olga is a magnet for misfits: lovable, quirky oddballs whom she puts on the show so she can fix them...whether they want it or not. She’s giver, a burden she carries with f*cking humility and grace, because Olga knows best…even when she doesn’t.
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Our Cast
Todd
Todd is a corporate coach who took his three Ivy Leagues degrees and succeeded in losing everything before he met Olga. His fiancée threw him out of the house the same day his partners threw him out of the office. Harried, homeless and horny, he went on Tinder…and found what he least expected – true love.
Todd and Olga are the imperfect match. She’s creative; he’s corporate. She has no boundaries; he plays by the rules. With Olga, it’s my-way-or-the-highway; with Todd it’s “can’t we all just get along?”
And even though Todd’s rebuilt his career, Olga’s decided it needs to be rebuilt more! She’s on a mission to make him famous like Tony Robbins. Todd’s never been happier and more miserable. Which will Todd lose first—his clients or his mind? #savetodd
Masha
Olga’s 20-something daughter, Masha, is the most woke person in America. She hates the words “Boy,” Girl,” His,” “Hers,” or “Daughter”; she prefers "gender fluid non-binary spawn of my birther’s loins.” And she especially hates the word “Florida.”
Masha’s an avant-garde artist, Buto dancer, and horror-movie producer…so in other words, she’s broke. To support her passions, she took a soul-sucking corporate job; to get away from her controlling mother, she took the job in LA. Yet somehow – be it through love, guilt or good old-fashioned nagging, Olga has convinced Masha to be on her show, too.
Joey
Joey (Todd and Olga’s friend) is a quintessential New Yorker: loud, funny, and always in motion. He’s what everyone who’s never been to New York thinks New Yorkers are like; he’ll show the city off to anyone who will listen. Unfortunately, no one will listen…because he never stops yelling. His now half-deaf wife left him because he kept screaming sweet nothings into her ear.
Yet underneath the bluster, Joey is actually warm and sensitive...and a misfit in every environment. For example, he’s a Jewish guy who keeps Kosher – yet he’s opening an oyster business (oysters aren’t Kosher) called “The Shuck & the Schmuck”.
To Joey, Olga is a newbie, and using Todd as his wingman, he loves showing her the “real”, inside New York. Spoiler Alert! Olga loves telling Joey how to run his business…and his life.
Laura
Laura is Joey in drag. Except Laura is older, pushier, and only slightly more suffocating. On the plus side, she is filled with humor, kindness, and boundless energy. Laura’s never been married and has no children – but that doesn’t stop her from acting like she has. She’s never met an ear she won’t bend or a conversation she won’t interrupt. Laura puts the ‘F’ in Yenta.
When she first met Laura, Olga thought, “Wow! A friend and mentor!” When Laura first met Olga, Laura thought, “Wow! Fresh meat!”. Laura butts into Olga’s life the way Olga butts into everyone else’s. Olga didn’t even have to ask Laura to be in her show; Laura insisted!
As friends go, they are a match made in Heaven (ahem) Hell’s Kitchen.
Lesha
Lesha is Olga’s 30-something film editor who hates editing…almost as much as he hates peas, carrots, and Olga’s show. He hates her humor and hates her manners…but unfortunately, he likes her. Even more unfortunately, she likes him! They’re friends.
Lesha is like Olga’s stereotypical Jewish mother-in-law...except he’s not married, he’s not Jewish and he’s not a woman (we think).
Because Lesha thinks he knows best—and as we all know Olga Knows Best—they are constantly fighting at work. This puts Todd in the awkward position of being a mediator; thankfully one of his 3,000 college degrees is in conflict resolution. Lesha, Olga, and Todd – a 3-way without benefits!
Davinia
Davinia is a curvy, over-the-top singer, vocal coach, and social media manager from the Island of Malta. Like most 20-somethings, Davinia has an enormous social media following, which is why Olga hired her as her social media manager.
Unbeknownst to Olga, Davinia only got her followers because she won a Eurovision singing contest. Turns out Olga is Davinia’s FIRST social media client. Before Olga could say “WTF,” Davinia said, “Don’t worry, you Red Devil! Put me on your show and I’ll have all of my followers follow you!”.
When it comes to social media, Davinia’s sure she knows everything. But does she know how to survive Olga?
Shayna
Shayna is a petite, super fit personal trainer, and life coach with a spiritual approach.
When Olga realized that her and Todd’s work life was starting to hurt their personal life, she rushed to find a life coach who could identify with their particular, specific problems. So naturally, she hired a single, four-foot-nine, thirty-year-old, black woman.
Olga “neglected” to tell Shayna she also expects her to fix Lesha, Laura, Davinia, Joey, Masha and (of course) Todd. In short, Shayna’s job is to make Olga’s misfits…fit…into her show.
Episode Previews
tinder for professional CONNECTIONS?
She is from Russia. He is from Queens. She was looking for contacts. He was looking for love. They found each other. On Tinder. So far, it’s working out ... sort of.
Love hurts
When Todd fell in love with Olga, he was living the dream. Beautiful woman, beautiful apartment,
beautiful life. To show her love for Todd, Olga sucked him into her reality show, moving her entire
production company into their apartment. Faster than you can say WTF, Todd’s dream turned
into a nightmare. Love hurts?
Momzilla
With Todd “under contract,” Olga begins work on her next project—her filmmaker daughter, Masha, who lives in LA.
A mother’s love knows no bounds. Or in Olga’s case, no boundaries. Olga proves this by not only “helping” Masha in her personal life, but also “inviting” her to be in the show. In just a few short hours Olga expresses her love for Masha in oh, so many ways …and proves that only one letter separates Mother from Smother.
Aw, shucks
Olga and Todd’s new friend (and professional New Yorker), Joey, has decided to open an Oyster
business. Olga, business tycoon that she is, has decided to help Joey - despite the fact that
a) she knows nothing about business, b) knows even less about oysters and c) he doesn’t want her help. But, like a hooker during Fleet Week, Olga can’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
my new gay male bff
Apparently, it’s a law in NYC that everyone has to have a gay, male friend. And since Olga is a law-
abiding citizen, she needs to find one. But with so many different kinds of people in the city: Non-
binary, Gender fluid, Queer, Cis, Pan-sexual, Omni-sexual, Quadra sexual (someone who’ll do
anything for a quarter), finding a GMBFF can be very confusing. But Olga, determined to become a real New Yorker, will do her best to figure it out!
You've got to have friends?
Introducing your boyfriend to your mother can be difficult; introducing your boyfriend to your new best friend should be simple ... unless of course that new best friend is Laura ... a woman who makes Judge Judy look warm, fuzzy, and easy going. But Olga will make sure they get along. Todd, meet Laura; Laura, meet Todd. Let the fun begin?!?!
learning to lie...and loving it
Mark Twain famously said, “As long as you tell the truth, you never have to remember what you said.” But Mark Twain never had to pitch a reality show in Hollywood, where lying is an art form. More importantly, Mark Twain never met unfiltered Olga.
DON’T TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME
Olga’s relationship rule #346 – do things your partner likes EVEN if you find them boring! For
example, knitting, meditating, jumping out of plane without a parachute. Olga thinks baseball is
boring; Todd disagrees. So, he and Joey take her to a Mets game so she can enjoy the great American pastime. To help her pass the time, she does things that are more unexpected than a grand slam, no hitter or triple play! It’s hard to get on Major League Baseball’s “no fly list” but if anyone can do it, Olga can!
marriages and babies
Olga’s friend Brenda wants to have a baby. Her boyfriend, Adam (Todd’s BFF), does not. This of course is none of Olga’s business. Does that deter Olga? Of course not! She has a plan…for Brenda…for Adam…even for Todd! Does the plan involve scrambling eggs? No. Harvesting eggs? Yes. Frozen margaritas? No. Frozen sperm? Yes! Are Adam and Todd on board? Definitely not!
Cheggi moves me
Only in NY could a moving man change Olga’s life. Olga met Cheggi on her first day in New York when he was moving furniture into her apartment. He wasn’t a very good moving man, but he was a very good man. Olga was losing hope about making it in America, but Cheggi pushed her to move forward, no matter what. Turns out Cheggi’s more than a mover; he’s a magician because he actually got Olga to listen to someone for the first time in her life. And even though he broke all of her furniture, nothing could break Cheggi’s spirit, even when the unimaginable happened…
On a hunt for The last GodFather
Today, Joey takes Todd and Olga to the famous Italian San Gennaro Festival in New York. Joey is
looking to have a good time playing tour guide. Todd is looking for the perfect street sausage. But
Olga, of course, is looking for trouble. She’s hunting for characters for her reality show…starting with a real-life Mafia Don. Will Joey have a nervous breakdown? Will Todd have his stomach pumped? Will Olga wake up with a horse’s head in her bed?
life coach of the party
Olga and Todd are workaholics…and it’s starting to affect their relationship. They’d go to
Workaholics Anonymous, but they’re too busy working. New York is a city filled with couple’s
counselors, psychologists, and therapists, so naturally Olga seeks the advice of single
bartenders, divorced friends and antisocial misfits. Naturally, the advice they give is ridiculous.
Even more naturally,
Olga takes it.
almost legal
When most couples have relationships problems, they go to counselors, clergy, or life coaches. Olga goes on vacation. (Talk about doing the work!) But not just any old Club Med, Sandals, Disneyworld boring vacation. She likes risky vacations. You know, vacation that involve bail bondsmen, lying to authorities and fraud. She also likes to take hostages: Hello Todd!
COUPLES THAT PLAY TOGETHER, STAY TOGETHER
What to do when your relationship is on the rocks? According to Todd, go to a bar and have a Scotch on the rocks. According to Olga, go on-line and find Life Coaches (whatever they are). So, she does. Will “coaching” help their relationship? Will it drive Todd to drink? Will it drive the Life Coaches into therapy?
nft...wtf?
Olga finished filming her first season and it’s time to promote it. So, she hires a SMM who directs her to go on YT, IG, TT, TW…and finance it all by selling NFTs. Calling Vanna White! (Translation: Olga hired a social media manager who told her to go on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X…and to fund it by selling Non-Fungible Tokens.) If you have no idea what we’re talking about, don’t worry, neither did Olga. But she figured it out and created her own fabulous NFTs. Now she just might get sued by the world’s most famous private space traveler, Elon Musk.
passover, easter and witchcraft
Todd is half-Catholic, half-Jewish and according to Olga, totally lost. So, she tries to fix him by
exposing him to real spirituality—tea leaves, Tarot, and witchcraft. (How do you find a witch in New York? Simple—go to WICCAPEDIA!) So, Olga takes Todd to see a witch in Brighton Beach to resolve his spiritual confusion. But first a sacrifice must be made...
That’s What Friends Are For
Todd is 50% Italian, 50% Jewish, and when it comes to fixing things, 100% useless…which is driving Olga crazy. Afraid for his life, Todd enlists the help of his BFF (and single dad) Adam. Adam, also afraid for Todd’s life, decides to train him. Adam enlists the help of his teenage daughter, Madeline, with this Herculean task. In the end, Todd appreciates Adam, Adam appreciates Todd, Madeline
appreciates her father, and Olga…appreciates herself.
i'll take manhattan
America is the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Except in New York City, where nothing is free ... and everything costs a fortune. Well, almost everything. After braving a depressing visit with their accountant, Olga and Todd decide to “do” Manhattan on the cheap. #GoodLuckWithThat
go offend yourself!
In modern America, the only culture is Cancel Culture…everyone is offended by everything. You can’t say this, you can’t say that. To which Olga says, “f**k that!” Desperate to keep Olga out of PC Prison, Todd seeks the advice of people in the know: lawyers, friends in HR, and his proctologist (don’t ask). Will Todd’s friends be able to help, or will Olga finally get cancelled?
All in my family
What do you call people you only see once a year? If you’re lucky…family. Olga and Todd reunite
with Olga’s family in Turkey. Even though they love him, they think Todd’s a turkey – a typical, soft
American. But everyone had a great time. Only one problem, someone was missing...
airbnb
traps to avoid
When you check into a nice hotel you get valet parking, room service and bubble baths; it’s like a movie scene. When you check into an Airbnb, sometimes it’s more like a crime scene. Olga and Todd share their Airbnb horror stories.
LIFE'S A BEACH!
For Olga, looking good on the beach is a very big deal. For Todd, laying on the beach is a very big deal. “Todd if we go to the beach and you look like your usual hairy-monkey-chihuahua self, what will people think of me?” So…Olga (aka, The Giver) gives Todd a painful summer
makeover…against his will.
London calling
Olga and Todd go to London and had a Royal experience: they drank in a church, ate their shoes, discovered the gay brew of choice, and enjoyed Spotted Dick.
retox-detox
Whoever said, “You can’t have your cake and eat it, too” is an idiot. Of course, you can...as long as you’re willing to Detox afterwards...you know, before you Retox, again. Olga eats (and drinks!) anything she wants and somehow manages to look fabulous!
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