Having voiced the role of Mater the tow truck in Disney/Pixar’s Cars and subsequent Mater short film found on the DVD, comedian Larry The Cable Guy is getting his own animated series on Comedy Central. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network that South Park built has ordered a half-hour pilot for an as yet untitled toon series created by the self-styled redneck comedian best known for his catch phrase ‘Get ‘er done.’
In the show, Larry will voice the role of a ne’er-do-well who co-owns a cable television station with a classy woman who is at odds with his bizarre, low-brow programming choices. The odd couple relationship is not unlike the dichotomy in Comedy Central own programming slate. The broadcaster has found ratings success with intelligent comedy series including The Daily Show with John Stewart and The Colbert Report, as well as less cerebral fare such as the Blue Collar Comedy specials, which star Larry the Cable Guy and fellow southern comedians Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Ron White.
Larry is developing the cartoon series with co-creators and writers Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow, whose writing credits include Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story. The three will exec produce the pilot with J.P. Williams, and Jim Sharp will oversee the production for Comedy Central.
The Cable Guy’s first feature film outing, Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector, was a box office flop, but his Cars role turned out to be one of the film’s most popular characters. He’ll take another stab at live-action movie stardom with the upcoming feature Delta Farce, whose title is a play on the 1986 Chuck Norris action flick, Delta Force. The comedian has also shot an hour-long stand-up special that will air on Comedy Central this summer.
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