Discover the MAGIC
of Show Night!
Live-audience sitcoms have been the hottest ticket on Hollywood’s iconic studio lots for decades. Rock Paper Cannon is uniquely positioned to deliver those electric entertainment experiences right here at home.
ON A MISSION
Our mission is to transform Oklahoma into the new home of the American sitcom.
We’re building a sustainable creative economy around live-audience television—fueling tourism and job creation, and delivering the shared laughter that brings communities together.
Founded in 2025 by Rachel Cannon, Rock Paper Cannon is the first full-service independent television studio dedicated exclusively to multi-camera sitcoms.
Led by a seasoned executive team, the studio oversees the full television life cycle—from development through distribution—while operating in a business-friendly region with a competitive state rebate program.
MEET THE FOUNDER
RACHEL CANNON
Founder CEO
Rachel Cannon is an entertainment executive, actress, and producer with more than 25 years of experience in Los Angeles and over 80 network television credits, including Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Mad Men, and Fresh Off the Boat. Cannon is a member of the Television Academy as both a Performer and Production Executive.
In 2025, Cannon founded Rock Paper Cannon, an independent television studio reshaping how American sitcoms are financed, owned, and experienced. The studio is focused on relocating live-audience comedy to Middle America and building a scalable comedy hub rooted in Oklahoma. She currently serves as CEO and Chief Creative Officer.
Previously, Cannon founded Prairie Surf Studios in 2020, serving as CEO for four years and helping recruit major productions such as Twisters and Tulsa King to Oklahoma. During her tenure, Prairie Surf generated more than $300 million in economic impact and helped transform the global perception of Oklahoma’s film industry.
Cannon continues to work with state and federal leaders to advance competitive entertainment incentive programs and previously served on the Board of Directors for the Oklahoma State Chamber, championing strong business practices and industry growth.
PRESS
The live-audience isn’t just watching a show. It’s an integral part of the process. 💫
Loved siting down with the @okcchamber talking about our bold vision for live-entertainment in OKC 💫
Link to article in bio + story
Fresh Off The Boat
“The Shunning”
@rachelwcannon as Deidre 🎤📄
75 years ago today, I Love Lucy premiered…
and it still works.
The jokes matter. But longevity comes from more than punchlines.
So what makes a sitcom last for decades?
{Happy Anniversary to the Queen 👑}
#ILoveLucy #sitcom
It’s been a busy couple months working on the foundation of this ecosystem.
Logistics, location, legislation… Oh my!
Anybody else need a nap? 😴
The easy path would have been to stay in Hollywood and “take a job on someone else’s sitcom.”
The simpler path would have been to “just make a sitcom and see how it goes here.”
Unfortunately (or fortunately), I’ve never been one to go for easy or simple. So the ambitious path felt the most authentic to me.
Build the whole ecosystem to make Oklahoma the new Home of the American Sitcom.
And so it is.
Consider this your fair warning.
We take the work seriously. Ourselves? Less so. 💫
The New Adventures of Old Christine
“The Answer is Maybe”
@rachelwcannon as Denise
“Okay! 🏃♀️💨”
48 hours in DC and not a second wasted. Cheers to the crazy ones. 🥂
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
― Steve Jobs
Apparently Betty wasn’t quite done yet. 💫
REAGAN — @rachelwcannon as Betty
Back in select theaters now.
American Stories. American Jobs.
Rock Paper Cannon was built on a simple belief: American stories should be made in America.
We are an independent television studio in Middle America devoted to creating the kind of television that has connected generations of Americans. And we believe the people who build those shows—the electricians, carpenters, drivers, caterers, craftspeople, accountants and thousands of small businesses that support them—deserve the opportunity to build their careers here too.
This is about American jobs.
Larger productions haven’t stopped being made. They’re simply being made somewhere else.
And when those productions leave, American jobs go with them.
States like Oklahoma have spent years building production incentives, infrastructure, workforce and businesses capable of supporting this industry. But there is a limit to what individual states can do when the competition for production has become global.
For the last two years, Rock Paper Cannon has been lending our voice, experience and expertise to the national effort around a federal production incentive—and last week our Founder, Rachel Cannon, traveled to Washington, D.C., to join the industry effort on Capitol Hill.
She brought the perspective of someone who has spent years building production infrastructure, growing an industry and creating jobs in the middle of the country. Someone who has seen firsthand what happens when productions come to a community—the jobs they create, the businesses they support and the economic activity that follows.
The opportunity to bring more of that work back to America is significant.
A new study commissioned by the Motion Picture Association and conducted by Olsberg•SPI estimates that, under its modeled scenario, a federal production incentive could generate approximately $249 billion in additional gross value added to the U.S. economy and create and support an average of 143,500 additional full-time-equivalent jobs annually between 2027 and 2035.
But for Rock Paper Cannon, this isn’t simply a policy conversation.
Protecting the American production ecosystem isn’t adjacent to our mission.
It is our mission.
Full blog on our website💫
