NBC brought a new mockumentary about the world of cheerleading to primetime this fall of the 2025 TV schedule with Stumble, hailing from comedy vets and sibling showrunners Jeff and Liz Astrof and starring Jenn Lyons and Taran Killam. As it turns out, there's a behind-the-scenes connection to another cheerleading series as well: Netflix's Cheer. While Cheer is a docuseries rather than a mockumentary, there's a major tie behind the scenes. Coach Monica Aldama is on board, with Jeff Astrof praising her as the "best addition" to the comedy.
Three episodes of Stumble have aired so far (and are available streaming with a Peacock subscription), and viewers have seen that the mockumentary format doesn't mean that the cheer routines are a joke. This is thanks to Monica Aldama, who shot to streaming fame as a coach when Cheer debuted for those with a Netflix subscription back in 2020. She's part of the Stumble team as an executive producer, and Variety reports this praise from Jeff Astrof:
