{"id":6164,"date":"2015-10-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2015\/10\/01\/david-schwimmer-to-star-in-new-c4-comedy\/"},"modified":"2015-10-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T00:00:00","slug":"david-schwimmer-to-star-in-new-c4-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2015\/10\/01\/david-schwimmer-to-star-in-new-c4-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"David Schwimmer to Star in New C4 Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tLONDON: David Schwimmer (<em>Friends<\/em>) has joined the cast of the new&nbsp;Julia Davis sitcom&nbsp;<em>Morning Has Broken<\/em>, due to air in 2016 on Channel 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe 6&#215;30-minute series is produced by Brown Eyed Boy. Davis will play the role of Gail Sinclair, the star of a TV morning show. Schwimmer will play an American producer brought in to try to save the floundering fictional series. Davis&#039;s co-writer, Nick Mohammed, will portray one of Gail&#039;s fellow anchors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tDavis said she is &ldquo;looking forward to experimenting with friends whose work I love.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSchwimmer added, &ldquo;I&#039;ve been a massive fan of Julia&#039;s for years, and I&#039;m thrilled to be able to finally work with her and Nick on this fantastic comedy.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRachel Springett, the commissioning editor for comedy at Channel 4, said, &ldquo;Julia is undoubtedly one of our most talented comedic writers and actresses and it&rsquo;s a testament to the quality of her writing that she can attract such a big star. We are thrilled to have David Schwimmer star alongside Julia in this exciting new series for the channel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tGary Reich, series producer, commented, &ldquo;I&#039;m hugely excited and grateful to finally be working with talent I&#039;ve been a fan of for most of my career doing a project that will push the boundaries of how we make comedy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: David Schwimmer (Friends) has joined the cast of the new&nbsp;Julia Davis sitcom&nbsp;Morning Has Broken, due to air in 2016 on Channel 4.&nbsp;&nbsp; The 6&#215;30-minute series is produced by Brown Eyed Boy. Davis will play the role of Gail Sinclair, the star of a TV morning show. 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