{"id":4962,"date":"2013-05-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2013\/05\/23\/billy-crystal-comedy-pilot-ordered-by-fx\/"},"modified":"2013-05-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-23T00:00:00","slug":"billy-crystal-comedy-pilot-ordered-by-fx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/billy-crystal-comedy-pilot-ordered-by-fx\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Crystal Comedy Pilot Ordered by FX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">NEW YORK: FX&nbsp;is piloting the comedy <em>The Comedians<\/em>, starring Billy Crystal, which is based on a Swedish format of the same name. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><em>The Comedians <\/em>comes from showrunners Larry Charles (<em>Seinfeld<\/em>, <em>Curb Your Enthusiasm<\/em>), Matt Nix (<em>Burn Notice<\/em>) and Ben Wexler (<em>Community<\/em>, <em>Arrested Development<\/em>). The show will see Crystal portraying a superstar veteran who is paired with a younger, edgier comic on a late-night sketch show. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&ldquo;It truly is an honor to be in business with Billy Crystal and Larry Charles, two of the all-time greats in comedy,&rdquo; said John Landgraf, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">FX Networks&#8217; president <\/span><\/span>. &ldquo;We have also wanted for some time to be in business with Matt Nix, who has done such an amazing job creating and running <em>Burn Notice<\/em>. They, along with Ben Wexler, are an unbeatable team and we&rsquo;re incredibly excited about this project.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&quot;To collaborate with such comedy royalty as Billy Crystal and Larry Charles, and writers and creators of Matt Nix and Ben Wexler&#8217;s caliber, is more fun than you&#8217;re supposed to have at work. We are truly honored,&quot; said David Madden, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Fox Television Studios&#8217; president<\/span><\/span>. &quot;And we also remain gratified to be in business with Fabrik&mdash;Mikkel, Henrik and Kristen somehow continue to unearth incredibly special formats that seem to translate and resonate for U.S. audiences.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: FX&nbsp;is piloting the comedy The Comedians, starring Billy Crystal, which is based on a Swedish format of the same name. The Comedians comes from showrunners Larry Charles (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm), Matt Nix (Burn Notice) and Ben Wexler (Community, Arrested Development). 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