Teaching English is hilarious! At least, it is now: A new Web TV show starting Thursday will attempt to show the lighter side of eikaiwa, as Japan newbie Tom Kellerman (Jonathan Sherr) finds his feet in the world of "English Teachers."
"It's part drama, part comedy — a dramedy," jokes Sherr, who recently played the lead role of Tony in the movie adaptation of "Darling wa Gaikokujin (My Darling is a Foreigner)." "It was really funny the way that they've cut it, so I think it's going to be pretty entertaining. The situations are quite embarrassing."
In the show, which will be broadcast online as eight episodes lasting five to seven minutes each, the employees of fictional children's eikaiwa Be Yes! rally to save their school from bankruptcy when a major language school opens a branch nearby.