Weight Reduction Comedy From Chris ODowd & Port/Wiseman Lands At NBC With Penalty

EXCLUSIVE: Following a extended four-way putting in a bid war among ABC, NBC, Fox and CBS, Large Males, a comedy from Irish actor-comedian (and Bridesmaids standout) Chris O’Dowd and author-producers Joe Port and Joe Wiseman, has arrived at NBC having a script commitment plus significant penalty. Setting the only-camera project in the network from the Greatest Loser appears appropriate because it involves several males who meet at an appetite suppressant clinic. O’Dowd will write the script according to his idea, with Port and Wiseman aboard as showrunners. The 3 will executive produce with 3 Arts’ Dork Becky and Nick Frenkel for twentieth century Fox TV. O’Dowd have been taking pleasure in a good acting career within the U.K., including starring around the popular series The IT Crowd. His career moved into high gear this summer time together with his breakout performance within the runaway hit Bridesmaids. This marks O’Dowd’s American writing debut. In Great Britan, he lately produced and co-authored Moone Boy, a comedy series for Sky TV inspired by his childhood, that is now filming. Younger crowd is penning a comedy feature funded through the Irish Film Board. UTA-repped Port and Wiseman, who're under a general deal at 20th TV, function as co-executive produces around the red-colored-hot new comedy series New Girl. Last season, they produced the Fox comedy pilot Family Album. Coincidentally, additionally they authored the U.S. version from the IT Crowd, which visited pilot at NBC. O’Dowd is by using UTA and United kingdom agent Donna French. Scripted shows about individuals with unhealthy weight have grown to be extremely popular in the systems previously few years with projects such as the CBS comedy series Mike & Molly along with a&E’s pilot Large Mike.