No, Leanne is not based on a true story! While the show is named after its main actor, it is only loosely based on Leanne as a character. In real life, Morgan is happily married to her husband, Chuck, and has been for 33 years. She does also have a younger sister, Beth, but they do not live together in a classic sitcom scenario. Rats!

The standup comedian stars as a 50something woman who's just been dumped by her husband of three decades, alongside an ensemble cast including Kristen Johnson, Ryan Stiles and Celia Weston.

Leanne Morgan's new Netflix show is giving Us Reba flashbacks — which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. After getting her start in stand-up comedy, Morgan used her stand-up material as inspiration for her sitcom,