Fox News has long been a favorite target for comedians, but the news outlet has now inspired a new comedy from "Harold & Kumar" star Kal Penn and the writers of the stoner flick franchise, Hayden Schlossberg and Jon Hurwitz.
ABC is developing a single-camera comedy called "Fair And Balanced" (the same slogan used by Fox News), which will revolve around an aspiring NPR reporter who is swayed to work at a Fox News-type channel, according to Deadline.
Penn will serve as an executive producer on the project, written by Schlossberg and Hurwitz. The "House" alum's real-life experiences appearing on news shows, serving as a correspondent for Vice News and working as an associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement will also inform the storylines.
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"The Grinder" Stages A Mini "West Wing" Reunion
Rob Lowe will welcome his former "West Wing" co-star Richard Schiff to his new Fox comedy "The Grinder" in early January, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Schiff will appear in the show within a show as Gordon Stutz, the blunt co-founder of the law firm Stutz and Grinder from "The Grinder," which starred Dean (Lowe) as Mitch Grinder. Gordon has served as Mitch's mentor and partner, and when Mitch leaves the firm after the two have a falling-out, Gordon tries to reel him back in - using whatever tactics he can.
"America's Next Top Model" Searching for a New Home?
The CW announced in October that it had cancelled "America's Next Top Model" after 22 cycles, but the show may find a new life on cable or streaming after its series finale on Dec. 4, according to Deadline. Tyra Banks reportedly supports the reboot and would likely stay on as executive producer, but her involvement on-screen is not known.
Queen Latifah Will Find Next Hip-Hop Star on Lifetime
Queen Latifah is teaming up with producer Jermaine Dupri to find the next hip-hop star in a new unscripted series for Lifetime called, "The Rap Game," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The eight-episode series will premiere on New Year's Day and follow five emerging artists ages 12-16 who are immersed in the Atlanta hip-hop scene in a quest to become the next big rap star.
Guests such as Usher, Ludacris, Da Brat, T.I. and Silento will help the young artists as they work to earn a contract with Dupri's So So Def Recordings label.
"The Muppets" Loses Its Showrunner
"The Muppets" is rebooting, again. Co-creator Bob Kushell, who also served as the showrunner and an executive producer on the ABC comedy, has left the show due to creative differences with fellow co-creator, Bill Prady, according to Deadline. "Galavant" executive producer Kristen Newman is in negotiations to takeover.
ABC recently gave "The Muppets" a full season of 16 episodes. The first 10 episodes will finish up next month, while the final six will premiere in the spring and serve as a relaunch for the show.
Other notes:
- USA Network will premiere the back half of "Suits" season five on Jan. 27.
- Amazon has officially ordered Bryan Cranston's "Sneaky Pete" to series. Cranston originally produced the show with producer David Shore for CBS. "Sneaky Pete" stars Giovanni Ribisi and will premiere in 2016.
- The premiere of Khloe Kardashian's primetime talk show, "Kocktails with Khloe," on FYI has been pushed from Dec. 9 to Jan. 20, 2016.
