Comedy Central is getting some new shows that might be good:
Andy Richter is getting a sketch comedy show. If it’s anywhere near as good as Andy Richter Controls the Universe – one of the top 10 American sitcoms – I’ll be very happy. The sadly short lived Andy Barker, P.I. was also great.
Snoop Dogg is getting an animated show based on his teenage years in Long Beach. I live about 20 minutes from Long Beach, but I’m guessing it’s not set in any of the parts I’ve been to, except, perhaps, by accident.
Nick Swardson, best known as Terry from Reno: 911, will be voicing the lead character in a new animated show called Gay Robot. No further commentary necessary.
So, this is Richter’s third show? Let’s hope this is the charm. I liked the other two but apparently no one else did.
In similar news, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross just sold a new pilot to HBO and will begin filming in May of this year:
http://www.bobanddavid.com/2008/03/we_did_it.html
They share a couple lines of dialog, in what seems like a hastily written news announcement. But there’s no working title so far (at least not mentioned) and not even a description of the show concept. I guess we can only hope it’s a resurrected version of Mr. Show.
Well, Richter also starred in Quintuplets, but that was pretty bad.
That’s great news. If it’s half as funny as Mr. Show, it’ll be the best comedy on TV.