Larry the Cable Guy is set to get animated for Comedy Central.
The cable network has ordered a half-hour animated pilot starring the Blue Collar comedian, who is the cocreator and cowriter of the still-untitled project.
Larry will star as a misguided but well-intentioned coowner of a cable TV station whose other owner is a woman of class and taste who does not share his vision for programming, preferring instead a more traditional station lineup to Larry's experimental, half-baked show ideas. As can be expected, they seldom agree on anything.
Creator-writers Larry, Joel Cohen, and Alec Sokolow will also serve as executive producers.
The pilot marks a continuation of Larry's successful relationship with Comedy Central, which aired the network TV premiere of the film Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie, drawing more than 2 million viewers in November 2003. The premieres of the network's Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again (February 2005) and Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road (in June) drew 6.1 million and 5.3 million viewers, respectively, ranking the programs as the Nos. 3 and 5 most-watched programs in Comedy Central's history.
Larry also recently taped a one-hour stand-up special for Comedy Central that will premiere in the summer.
"I am very excited about this animated project," Larry said. "Comedy Central has always been good to me, and I thank them for giving me the opportunity once again to live up to their low expectations."
Larry's other recent credits include starring in the feature film Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector and voicing a role in the animated feature Cars. He is set to star in the upcoming film Delta Farce.
Cohen and Sokolow's writing credits include such feature films as Toy Story and Cheaper by the Dozen.
maybe
I don't now yet.
Not real sure how to feel about this; guess I'll have to wait until I actually watch an episode.
OK, we get it. You're a redneck. When do you start entertaining? It's been years and you haven't started yet, why try again now? So you did a voice in a Disney movie. Yeah, that's not a role that could have been played by any voice actor ever.
This is going to be one of those shows that is either going to make a big splash or just a small ripple and fade away, either way i feel that the first episode will have huge ratings and it will be the following episodes which will determine if the show sinks or swims. Personally i will watch the show's premiere, not because i like larry the cable guy, but rather i find train recks amusing.
Now this is going to be entertaining.
Git 'er done.
Why?
He's awful and very unfunny.
I don't know why, but for some reason... I feel... the need... to watch this.
I'll look forward to this one.
Anything coming from him is garbage and not funny.