The Katydids’ Caitlin Barlow, Katy Colloton, Cate Freedman, Kate Lambert, Katie O’Brien and Kathryn Renee Thomas formed their all-female comedy troupe in 2009 in Chicago, while performing at Second City, iO and other comedy venues. In 2012, the created the web series Teachers, which inspired TV Land’s new comedy of the same name about a group of elementary school teachers who’re woefully unqualified, dysfunctional hot messes.