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HBO in Family Sitcom Foray with Louis C.K.Thursday January 6 2:39 AM ETHBO, which built its brand on such sharp comedies as "Sex and the City," "The Larry Sanders Show" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm," is taking on the traditional network family sitcom format.The premium cable network has given the green light to a comedy pilot starring comedian Louis C.K.The untitled pilot, which Emmy-winning writer-producer Louis C.K. also wrote, centers on a middle-class couple with a kid. Louis C.K. will play the father. It will be shot in front of a live audience. While the comedy borrows the decades-old family sitcom genre from the broadcast networks, it also boasts the trademark HBO edge and sense of reality, including mature subjects and foul language, which have made its series distinctive.The HBO pilot marks an interesting transition for Louis C.K., who this past development season co-wrote and starred in "Saint Louie," a comedy pilot for CBS about a couple with a kid. The pilot, executive produced by Bruce Helford ("The Drew Carey Show"), didn't make the cut.As part of the writing team of HBO's "The Chris Rock Show," Louis C.K. won an Emmy in 1999. Additionally, he wrote, directed and produced the feature comedy "Pootie Tang" and was a writer and co-executive producer on Fox's comedy series "Cedric the Entertainer Presents." --mark my words, this will be the next critically acclaimed slept on television show ala arrested development. louis ck is a legitimate comedy genius.
HBO in Family Sitcom Foray with Louis C.K.Thursday January 6 2:39 AM ETHBO, which built its brand on such sharp comedies as "Sex and the City," "The Larry Sanders Show" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm," is taking on the traditional network family sitcom format.The premium cable network has given the green light to a comedy pilot starring comedian Louis C.K.The untitled pilot, which Emmy-winning writer-producer Louis C.K. also wrote, centers on a middle-class couple with a kid. Louis C.K. will play the father. It will be shot in front of a live audience. While the comedy borrows the decades-old family sitcom genre from the broadcast networks, it also boasts the trademark HBO edge and sense of reality, including mature subjects and foul language, which have made its series distinctive.The HBO pilot marks an interesting transition for Louis C.K., who this past development season co-wrote and starred in "Saint Louie," a comedy pilot for CBS about a couple with a kid. The pilot, executive produced by Bruce Helford ("The Drew Carey Show"), didn't make the cut.As part of the writing team of HBO's "The Chris Rock Show," Louis C.K. won an Emmy in 1999. Additionally, he wrote, directed and produced the feature comedy "Pootie Tang" and was a writer and co-executive producer on Fox's comedy series "Cedric the Entertainer Presents." --mark my words, this will be the next critically acclaimed slept on television show ala arrested development. louis ck is a legitimate comedy genius.
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