Ugly Betty's Michael Urie is returning to television in the CBS pilot Partners.
The comedy pilot tells the personal story of two lifelong friends and business partners...
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CBS is getting in business with Louis C.K.
The network has ordered an untitled comedy pilot written and executive-produced by the Louie star and Spike Feresten. The project centers on...
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CBS has picked up comedy pilots for Friend Me, Partners and an untitled project from Greg Malins and Greg Berlanti.
Friend Me, from Raising Hope's Alan Kirschenbaum and Ajay Sahgal, follows...
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Josh Cooke has been added opposite Alan Tudyk to the still untitled ABC comedy from David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, according to the Hollywood ReporterCooke, who recently starred on CBS's comedy pilot My Best Friend's Girl, plays the straight lifelong best friend and business partner of Tudyk's gay character. Cooke has previously worked with Kohan and Mutchick on Four Kings. — Adam BryantRelated:• Will & Grace Creators Score New Pilot for ABC
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Will & Grace creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick are joining the post-strike rush of pilot orders with their greenlit comedy for ABC.The as-yet-unnamed show (which was written on spec prior to the strike), features two best friends and biz partners — one straight, one gay — who have to navigate their relationship when they each find romantic partners at the same time. The comedy's likely inspired in part by the writers' real friendship and longtime working relationship. In addition to Will & Grace, the two have shared credits on Four Kings and Good Morning Miami, among others.Although the pair also produced a pilot for CBS last year, the new one is unrelated, although thematically similar. — Anna Dimond
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