Larry the Cable Guy Comedy pilot

December 13, 2006 The cable network has ordered a half-hour animated pilot starring the "Blue Collar" comedian, who is the creator and writer of the still-untitled project along with feature film scribes Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow. Larry will star as a misguided but well-intentioned co-owner of a cable TV station whose other owner is a woman of class and taste who does not share his vision for programming, preferring instead a more traditional station lineup to Larry's experimental, half-baked show ideas. "Larry the Cable Guy's humor continues to resonate with the Comedy Central audience," said Lauren Corrao, executive vp original programming and development.

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