Carol Burnett To Star In ABC Comedy Series In Return To TVEXCLUSIVE: A comedy legend is coming back to television. Carol Burnett is set to topline a multi- camera comedy, which, in a very competitive situation with broadcast and streaming networks bidding, has landed at ABC with a put pilot commitment. On the project, written/executive produced by Michael Saltzman, Burnett is paired with Amy Poehler, one of the brightest current female comedy stars whose careers were influenced by her. Poehler will executive produce through her Paper Kite banner.

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Universal TV, where Paper Kite is based, is the studio. The untitled comedy is about a family who gets a chance to buy the house of their dreams — a house they’d never be able to afford under normal circumstances, but is able to under extremely abnormal circumstances. They must live with the current owner, an older actress (Burnett) — until she dies. Photo: Eric Ogden.

Saltzman executive produces with Paper Kite’s Poehler and Brooke Posch, 3 Arts’ Dave Becky and Comedy Dynamics’ Michael Pelmont. The project stems from the new overall deal Poehler’s Paper Kate inked at Uni TV this past summer. Burnett has earned 2. Emmy nominations, winning six over a span of five decades. Her Carol Burnett Show ran for 1.

Emmy nomination for each of the 1. This marks a return to multi- camera comedy for Saltzman, who was an executive producer on Murphy Brown and The Naked Truth before segueing to dramas in recent years with stints on AMC’s Mad Men, Hell On Wheels and Halt And Catch Fire. There is a personal story behind Saltzman’s collaboration with Burnett, and it goes years back, to his start in the business.“I grew up — like millions of other people — watching The Carol Burnett Show, and idolizing Carol. It wasn’t just the hilarious parodies; her Q& As just showed her to be this warm, funny, relatable person,” he told Deadline. Through an incredible act of kindness and generosity, she gave me my start.

In our meeting, Carol offered praise and encouragement, which by itself was amazing, but she then elevated things to a truly surreal level when she presented a check with no contract or conditions. Her only instruction was to write anything — a play, a musical, a TV show, a movie, a poem. It didn’t matter. She just wanted to give someone she believed in their start. Buy Survivalist (2017) Hq, Dvd, Divx, Ipod,.

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I called Carol, she loved the idea and character I came up with for her, added some hilarious notions of her own, and said she was on board.“I knew she and Amy had a great love and mutual respect for each other, and suggested taking it to Paper Kite, which Carol agreed would be an ideal pairing. So I met with Amy and Brooke Posch, who runs Paper Kite, and they immediately keyed into the premise, and saw the show and character as a perfect vehicle for Carol.”Saltzman now will get to write a series that both marks Burnett’s return to TV series and her sitcom- starring debut.“To be able to provide her with an opportunity to . So, my goal is to hopefully give her material that will allow her to showcase all her talents and range, and, just as importantly, to create an environment she’ll enjoy and have fun creating and playing in, like she had on her original show.

It’s every writer’s dream to write for such a talented and funny actress, and it’s a fulfillment of a lifelong fantasy for me, personally.”Associated Press. Poehler, along with fellow comedy star and longtime friend and collaborator Tina Fey, presented Burnett with the SAG Lifetime Achievement Award at the SAG Awards earlier this year. In the intro, they talked about the enormous influence Burnett had on them as they grew up watching The Carol Burnett Show every week.“We watched Carol with our moms, and our moms taught us 9. Carol,” Poehler said. The company also has a pilot production commitment at NBC for comedy The Baby starring Seann William Scott. It is being written by Craig Di.

Gregorio based an an idea by Scott and Poehler. Burnett is repped by ICM Partners and Steve Sauer. Saltzman is repped by Scott Schwartz of Vision Art Management and New Wave Entertainment. Poehler is repped by WME, 3 Arts and attorney Warren Dern.