Charli XCX Is Doing More Than Just Music on Benito Skinner’s Overcompensating

Comedian Benny Drama, real name Benito Skinner, is exchanging his Halloween bridal party for a … football team? At least just for television. Skinner is creating and starring in a new comedy that is currently in development with Amazon Prime, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Produced by A24 and Jonah Hill’s Strong Baby Productions, Overcompensating is about an Idaho football player who struggles to accept his sexuality by overcompensating for being something he’s not. He’s also enlisting his good friend, Charli XCX; Skinner previously had a cameo in Charli’s “New Shapes” music video. She will be joining Skinner as executive producer and will allegedly write music for the show. Lastly, if it were to go to series, Harlem’s Scott King would be the showrunner for Overcompensating.

October 2, 2024: Benito Skinner announced on Instagram that filming has wrapped on s1 of Overcompensating. The show has also found a home at Prime Video. He teased further Charli XCX involvement, ending the post with “Oh and if you thought @charli_xcx was only doing the music…”

The tease was then fulfilled by Deadline, who announced that Charli will also be guest starring on Overcompensating, as well as providing the tunes. It’s a big slate of proj’s for Charli coming up. She’s also starring in the Faces of Death remake, and in Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex opposite Cooper Hoffman and Olivia Wilde.