ALICIA & SANNA
In this buddy comedy, best friends Alicia Gajraj and Sanna Qureshi try to earn money any way they can while watching each other's backs. Alicia & Sanna is inspired by the real-life friendship between these two, and famous comedy duos such as Siegfried & Roy, Abbott & Costello, and Laurel & Hardy.
Alicia Gajraj-One of the two main protagonists. 14 years old, Alicia lives in a Brooklyn apartment with her best friend Sanna. Alicia is excitable, polite, and loyal. However, she is often spacey and will agitate Sanna through various means (even if she's not doing it on purpose). Alicia is the comic foil to straight woman Sanna, and she often gets the two into trouble because of her wacky antics. Alicia always seems to come up with bizarre ideas to get money, at one point suggesting that Sanna and her should enter the world of prostitution (Sanna is naturally dismissive of the idea, then reminds Alicia to "keep it in the folder" for the next few years). Alicia is not stupid by any means, and actually can be the voice of reason when Sanna needs one. She just manages to be reckless and unfocused time after time. Alicia is the more social of the two and often scores more boys than Sanna because of that. Alicia works at the local movie theater.
Sanna Qureshi-The second main protagonist. Also 14 years old, Sanna lives in the apartment as Alicia's roommate. Most of the time, Sanna is trying to keep Alicia out of trouble, but seems to fail at it. Sanna is the more responsible and hard-working of the two, and attends to most of the affairs apartment-wise (like paying bills). Sanna is a lot less social than Alicia, and because of that, she tends to come off as smug and antagonizing to most people. Sanna is very pleasure-oriented, and at times will just do whatever she feels is in her best interests. Although Sanna has a less playful and darker attitude than Alicia, there are times where she does fool around and even crack jokes (most of them fall flat). Sanna is there for Alicia through thick and thin as the thought of her best friend being mistreated causes great anger and pain. Sanna, despite being a hard worker and quite goal-oriented, never seems to get a good job. Currently, she works at Hank's Haberdashery, the first female employee to work there in 15 years.
Kaily Chavez-Alicia and Sanna's 14-year-old next-door neighbor. Kaily hates the two for different reasons (Alicia because of her spaciness, and Sanna because of her "arrogance") and makes no attempt to hide it with wisecracks and insults. Alicia and Sanna very rarely back down and believe that because she can't get a man, Kaily is bitter. Kaily is sarcastic, blunt, and audacious.
Ashley Rodriguez-Sanna's friend since kindergarten and ex-best friend. Ashley doesn't seem to mind being replaced by Alicia, and actually tries to befriend Alicia to no avail. Alicia sees Ashley as competition and often defends Sanna with passion. Ashley, put off by Alicia's mannerisms around Sanna, almost always believes Alicia has a crush on Sanna, and tells her repeatedly that she isn't lesbian. Alicia hasn't realized yet that Ashley thinks she likes Sanna.