In the Works: Comedy Central Bets on Black
Comedy Central has greenlit the pilot
Michael Ian Black
Doesn't Understand, which
Variety describes as a "scripted showcase" for the oh-so-dry, poker-faced funnyman.... BET on Wednesday unveiled a development slate that boasts 16 new series, including projects from
Will Smith (
Cipha, an animated sci-fi series),
Vin Diesel (
Hannibal, an animated look at the ancient African king),
D.L. Hughley (
S.O.B., a hidden-camera reality series) and
Orlando Jones (
Bufu, an [again] animated sketch-comedy offering). (Nice to see BET drumming up so much
on-camera work for black actors.) Also in the mix is the 26-year-old cabler's first original sitcom,
Somebodies, based on the indie film of the same name.
