Kat Dennings came back to the world of network TV sitcoms last year, and the second season wrapped recently in the 2026 TV schedule with a romantic finale cliffhanger for Riley. Unfortunately for fans who would prefer more new episodes on ABC to revisiting older ones with a Hulu subscription, the comedy (also starring Tim Allen) has not yet been renewed. As the wait continues, the 2 Broke Girls co-creator opened up about Dennings' skills as a comedic leading lady after their six seasons working together on CBS.
Michael Patrick King was the co-creator and showrunner of 2 Broke Girls during its six-season run on CBS from 2011 - 2017, and the show proved both Kat Dennings' and Beth Behr's talents as comediennes. Ahead of the return of The Comeback (which King co-created for HBO with Lisa Kudrow) later this year, I spoke with King at SCAD TVfest. I had to ask about Dennings' sitcom skills as the wait began for news about the future of Shifting Gears, and he told me:
