Who says Indo-Canadians aren’t ready for primetime?

That Canadian TV industry myth was ended with Russell Peters developing into a global comic sensation with a Christmas special for CTV that netted 2.1 million viewers last week.

Now Toronto writer Rupinder Gill is looking to follow in his footsteps with her own brand of funny after indie producer Amaze Film + Television acquired the film and TV rights to her comic memoir On the Outside Looking Indian.

The option deal will allow the coproducer of Call Me Fitz to pact with a broadcaster and develop Gill’s book as a possible sitcom.

Teza Lawrence, executive producer at Amaze, said Gill’s book has all the elements for a successful page-to-screen adaptation, including “charm, originality and a large dose of humour.”

On The Outside Looking Indian chronicles the first half of Gill’s life in a cloistered East Indian home in Toronto where she mostly watched TV, followed by a second attempt at childhood where Gill makes up for lost time by attempting new pursuits, including working in the TV business.

The option deal was brokered by Toronto’s Jennifer Hollyer Agency and The Rights Factory, acting for Gill.