Quotulatiousness

September 18, 2009

Magicians by night, detectives by day?

Filed under: Media — Tags: , — Nicholas @ 18:24

My favourite magicians, Penn and Teller, are set to star in a new ABC comedy:

Comedy/illusionist duo Penn and Teller have signed on to star in a project for ABC loosely based on their own lives.

Also at the Alphabet, the net has given a pilot production commitment to a relationship comedy from scribe Shana Goldberg-Meehan (“Friends”).

ABC has given a script order to the Penn and Teller project. Comedic one-hour stars the duo as Penn Jillette and Teller — Las Vegas magicians by night. But here’s how the show takes a slight twist from real life: By day, the duo become reluctant detectives.

Leonard Dick (“House”) is writing the project and will exec produce along with Jillette and Teller. Peter Golden is onboard as a co-exec producer, while Warner Bros. TV is producing.

Um. Okay, I guess. At least they’re not trying to pretend that it’s supposed to be realistic . . .

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