Stand-up comic Iliza Shlesinger has lined up a gig at CBS: She’s set to star in a multi-camera comedy that’s in development at the Eye network, according to our sister site Deadline.
The untitled comedy stars Shlesinger as a young woman who comes back to her hometown of Austin, Texas to help her mom and sister run the family business. Shlesinger will co-write the pilot as well, along with Michelle Nader (2 Broke Girls).
A former winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Shlesinger has appeared in a number of Netflix stand-up specials, including this year’s Iliza: Unveiled. She also has a six-episode deal with Netflix for an upcoming sketch show.
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* He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is getting a CG-animated reboot at Netflix, per Deadline, which will reimagine the popular ’80s kids’ cartoon for a new audience.
* The CW will rebroadcast “Crisis on Infinite Earths” Parts 1-3 on Monday, Jan. 6, Tuesday, Jan. 7, and Monday, Jan. 13, ahead of the crossover’s final two hours airing Tuesday, Jan. 14.
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