{"id":5147,"date":"2014-02-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2014\/02\/12\/taylor-lautner-takes-over-lead-in-bbc-three-comedy\/"},"modified":"2014-02-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T00:00:00","slug":"taylor-lautner-takes-over-lead-in-bbc-three-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2014\/02\/12\/taylor-lautner-takes-over-lead-in-bbc-three-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Lautner Takes Over Lead in BBC Three Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tLONDON: Taylor Lautner, best known for playing Jacob Black in the<em> Twilight Saga<\/em> film series, is set to star in the second season of the BAFTA-nominated comedy <em>Cuckoo <\/em>for BBC Three.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tLautner takes over the male lead from Andy Samberg (<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>). He will play a handsome and mysterious young stranger who appears in the town of Lichfield looking for the man who found fame and philosophy in the simplest of hot snacks: the jack-et po-ta-to.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tZai Bennett, the controller of BBC Three, said: &ldquo;<em>Cuckoo<\/em> was one of BBC Three&#039;s most stand out comedies, so I&#039;m delighted to welcome it back with the addition of superstar Taylor Lautner joining the critically acclaimed Greg Davies and an outstanding British comedy cast for what will be one of the comedy treats of the year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tExecutive producer Ash Atalla added: &ldquo;<em>Cuckoo<\/em> is one of my favourite shows I&#039;ve ever been involved in. We can&#039;t wait to come back bigger and better.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: Taylor Lautner, best known for playing Jacob Black in the Twilight Saga film series, is set to star in the second season of the BAFTA-nominated comedy Cuckoo for BBC Three. 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