Damon Wayans, Damon Wayans Jr. to Star in CBS Comedy

CBS has actually given out a pilot order for its very first funny job for the 2023-24 broadcast season.

The network has actually gotten an untitled multicamera funny set to star Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. The task will be co-written by previous Last Man Standing showrunner Kevin Hency along with the senior of the Wayans duo.

The prospective series, which is produced internal at CBS Studios, focuses on famous talk radio host and gladly separated “Poppa” (Wayans) who has his perspective challenged at work when a brand-new female co-host is worked with and in your home where he discovers himself still parenting his adult child (Wayans Jr.), a dazzling dreamer who is attempting to pursue his enthusiasm while being an accountable daddy and other half.

Kameron Tarlow, vp of production, will likewise manage the series for Two Shakes Entertainment, the production business he co-founded with Wayans Jr. that is based at CBS Studios with a general offer.

This is CBS’ very first funny pilot order of the season. The network, under brand-new home entertainment president Amy Reisenbach, has actually currently gotten dramas Matlock ( starring Kathy Bates) and The Good Fight spin-off Elsbeth ( fronted by Carrie Preston). The network currently has actually gotten drama The Never Game, starring Justin Hartley, to series after establishing the task last season. Extra funny pilot orders are anticipated in the coming weeks.

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