Chris Rock,Steve Martin Get Comedy Pilots from FOX

[MrRant 0]

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fox has ordered comedy pilots from Chris Rock (news) and Steve Martin (news), and has cast Andy Richter (news) as the father of quintuplets in a sitcom.

 

The untitled Rock project is described as an autobiographical coming-of-age comedy loosely based on his experience growing up "on the nicest block in the ghetto."

 

Martin, meanwhile, will serve as an executive producer of an untitled project about a multigenerational Cuban-American family in Miami, as seen through the eyes of a 16-year-old boy. the project comes from Mark Perez, who has two high-profile feature projects in the works: "Accepted," which Tom Shadyac is attached to direct, and "The Hardy Men," to star Ben Stiller (news).

 

The untitled Richter comedy centers on 15-year-old quintuplets living in a three-bedroom suburban house. It was written by Mark Reisman. Richter, a former sidekick to Conan O'Brien, most recently starred in Fox's short-lived comedy "Andy Richter Controls the Universe."

 

In other pilot casting news, Dominic Monaghan (news), Ian Somerhalder (news), Jorge Garcia and Evangeline Lilly will play castaways in J.J. Abrams' drama "Lost" for ABC; Mykelti Williamson (news) is close to joining ABC's drama "The Secret Service (news - web sites)"; Marisa Coughlan (news) has been tapped as the lead in ABC's "Kat Plus One"; and Mitch Rouse has been tapped as a lead in an untitled NBC comedy.

 

"Lost" centers on the aftermath of a plane crash on a desert island. Monaghan is best known for his role as hobbit Merry Brandybuck in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

 

"The Secret Service" revolves around a married woman (Sarah Wayne Callies) who works for the clandestine government agency. Williamson, who recently co-starred on NBC's "Boomtown," will play a senior agent.

 

"Kat Plus One" centers on a young New York publicist (Coughlan) whose life turns upside down when she has to raise her nephew (Jimmy Bennett) when his parents suddenly die. Coughlan's credits include the features "Super Troopers" and "Teaching Mrs. Tingle." Bennett was in "Daddy Day Care."

 

Rouse's untitled NBC comedy centers on the relationship between a womanizer writer (Rouse) and his newly divorced father (Tim Conti). Rouse's credits include the series "Lost at Home" and "The Secret Lives of Men."

 

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

 

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[Ripper 0]

Andy Richter's show sounds like it will be crap...thus Fox will keep it alive since we live in opposite world where you cancel great shows like Andy Richter Controls the Universe to free the star up for a sitcom about quintuplets.

 

And a Chris Rock sitcom...hmm. Lets take a comedian that can't act and give him a show...well....DL Hugley got away with it for years before somebody on ABC watched the show and said "Wow...this show REALLY sucks" so maybe Rock can make a run of it.

[Guest FrigidSoul]

Lets take a comedian that can't act and give him a show...well....DL Hugley got away with it for years before somebody on ABC watched the show and said "Wow...this show REALLY sucks"

and then it went to UPN

[Ripper 0]

Lets take a comedian that can't act and give him a show...well....DL Hugley got away with it for years before somebody on ABC watched the show and said "Wow...this show REALLY sucks"

and then it went to UPN

The fact anyone picked that up in syndycation amazes me...

 

And those fuckers won't pick up Angel, yet The Parkers is still on the air...what in the name of Jenna Van Oy's ass is wrong with the world.

[Guest FrigidSoul]

Lets take a comedian that can't act and give him a show...well....DL Hugley got away with it for years before somebody on ABC watched the show and said "Wow...this show REALLY sucks"

and then it went to UPN

The fact anyone picked that up in syndycation amazes me...

um...at first it wasn't just syndicated. When ABC dropped it UPN actually made Brand Spanking New episodes of it. I think the show has finally been put to death though.

[Ripper 0]

Lets take a comedian that can't act and give him a show...well....DL Hugley got away with it for years before somebody on ABC watched the show and said "Wow...this show REALLY sucks"

and then it went to UPN

The fact anyone picked that up in syndycation amazes me...

um...at first it wasn't just syndicated. When ABC dropped it UPN actually made Brand Spanking New episodes of it. I think the show has finally been put to death though.

Really? I could've sworn it was dead by the time it got to UPN. The wife on the show moved on the the critically acclaimed Will Smith Show with other soon to be Oscar nominated actors and actresses, Lisa Raye and Dwayne Martin. D.L Hugley went on to grow his hair...and...well...thats about it.

 

Maybe they did get a season or two on UPN...they have done worse.

[Mole 0]

Lets take a comedian that can't act and give him a show...well....DL Hugley got away with it for years before somebody on ABC watched the show and said "Wow...this show REALLY sucks"

and then it went to UPN

The fact anyone picked that up in syndycation amazes me...

 

And those fuckers won't pick up Angel, yet The Parkers is still on the air...what in the name of Jenna Van Oy's ass is wrong with the world.

Your preachin to the choir Rip.

[Hogan Made Wrestling 0]

Rock's show sounds like "CB4: The Series".

[Guest thebigjig]

Speaking of Andy Richter Controls the Universe... anyone know of any plans to put the series on dvd??

 

I dont see why not... the Ben Stiller show was short lived and it got a nice two disc edition