Jim Carrey returning to TV
Comedy icon Jim Carrey will star in a new Showtime comedy series in his first regular television role since his days on the 1990's sketch show “In Living Color”.
The half-hour series is titled “Kidding”, in which Carrey will play Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, an icon of children's television, who also anchors a multimillion dollar branding empire. But when his family begins to implode, Jeff finds no fairy tale or fable or puppet will guide him through this crisis, which advances faster than his means to cope. Showtime has ordered a 10-episode first season.
The role further expands Carrey's relationship with Showtime, as he currently executive produces the dramedy “I'm Dying Up Here”, which was recently renewed for a second season.
The project will also reunite Carrey with “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” director Michel Gondry, who will direct for “Kidding”, Dave Holstein – a writer and producer on both Showtime's “Weeds” and “I'm Dying Up Here”– created the series, wrote the pilot, and will serve as showrunner.
Carrey is one of the most popular comedic performers of all time, having starred in hits such as “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective”, “The Mask”, and “Bruce Almighty”, as well as dramatic roles in “Man on the Moon”, and “The Truman Show”.
Comments