Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was an
American comedy-drama television series created and written by
Aaron Sorkin.
It takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live
sketch comedy show (also called
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) on the fictional television network NBS (National Broadcasting System), whose format is similar to
NBC's
Saturday Night Live. The fictional
show-within-a-show is run by
head writer and co-executive producer
Matt Albie (
Matthew Perry) and Executive Producer
Danny Tripp (
Bradley Whitford).