Ced Gets a Show
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Cedric the Entertainer may yet star in hisown TV series.
Cedric, one of the stand-ups in "The Original Kings of Comedy," is
talking with FOX about developing a show for the network. The serieswould be a Jackie Gleason-style blend of scripted and sketch material, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The comedian, a regular on fellow The WB's "The Steve Harvey Show" with fellow King of Comedy Steve Harvey, was slated to star in "Cedric the Coach," which The WB had ordered for midseason. The project collapsed when the show's producer, Artists Television Group, went out of business earlier this year.
Cedric will serve as an executive producer of the new show with "In Living Color" alumni John Bowman and Matt Wickline -- who will also write the pilot script -- and Stan Lathan, who will direct the pilot.
Should Cedric's show make it to the FOX schedule, all four Kings of
Comedy would have their own series. In addition to Harvey, Bernie Mac stars in FOX's "The Bernie Mac Show," while D.L. Hughley heads up "The Hughleys" on UPN.
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