Ricky Velez Sets HBO Comedy Pilot With ‘King of Staten Island’ Team (EXCLUSIVE)

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJohn Mulaney is bringing the “Sack Lunch Bunch” to Comedy Central.Variety has confirmed that Mulaney has signed a deal with the cabler to host and executive produce two new “John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch” specials.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBeavis and Butt-Head are returning to TV.Comedy Central announced Wednesday that the world’s favorite slacker teens are getting a reimagining at the cable network courtesy of original series creator Mike Judge. Comedy Central has ordered two seasons of the show as part of a new animation deal with Judge and 3 Arts Entertainment.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMahershala Ali is attached to play boxer Jack Johnson in a limited series currently in the works at HBO, Variety has learned.The six-part series is titled “Unruly.” It is described as an unapologetically Black, no-holds-barred telling of Johnson’s life.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Curb Your Enthusiasm” has been renewed for an eleventh season at HBO.The show stars Larry David as a heightened version of himself.More to come…Want to read more articles like this one?

Joe Otterson TV ReporterABC has made a range of decisions on its remaining pilots this season, which were all shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Firstly, the network is scrapping its pilots for the dramas “The Brides” and “Thirtysomething(else)” and the comedy “Valley Trash.” The news is surprising for “The Brides” — a female-led vampire soap opera with “Riverdale’s” Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa writing — and “Thirtysometing(else) — a sequel series to the classic dramedy “Thirtysomething” with the

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNBC has picked up a comedy series that will be filmed entirely through video chats.Titled “Connecting,” the series is described as an ensemble comedy about a group of friends trying to stay close (and sane) through video chats as they share the highs and lows of these extraordinary times. It is unknown at this time when the series will air or if it will be part of NBC’s fall schedule.NBC has given the show an eight-episode straight-to-series order.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSpringHill Entertainment, the production company founded by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, has signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Studios.“SpringHill Entertainment makes the shows LeBron and I want to watch,” Carter said. “We look at every project as a way to connect with our community and ask ourselves if it will entertain and empower them.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLike virtually all aspects of the entertainment industry, the volume of broadcast series orders took a massive hit this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The pandemic shut down the traditional pilot season, with almost no pilots completing production.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAnother of “Normal People” author Sally Rooney’s books is set to get the series treatment at Hulu.The streamer has given a straight-to-series order to “Conversations with Friends,” which will be based on Rooney’s debut novel of the same name.The series will consist of 12 half-hour episodes.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMarlon Wayans has inked an overall deal with HBO Max.The deal includes a new one-hour stand up special from Wayans as well as a multi-act special which he will host. Wayans will also develop both scripted and unscripted projects for the streamer under a first look deal.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterIn a competitive situation, Apple has given a straight-to-series order to a comedy series from Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Variety has learned exclusively.Titled “The Afterparty,” the series is described as a murder mystery comedy set at a high school reunion afterparty.

Judd Apatow has been the guiding force behind the big-screen success of numerous comedy stars, ranging from Seth Rogen to Amy Schumer to Steve Carell to Kristin Wiig and more.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSalma Hayek and her production company, Ventanarosa, have signed a two-year first-look deal with HBO Max.Under the deal, Hayek will bring projects to HBO Max first for potential development. Jose Tamez, president of Ventanarosa, will serve as her producing partner.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO Max has ordered a new adult animated series titled “10-Year-Old-Tom.”The series hails from writer and executive producer Steve Dildarian, with Nick Weidenfeld also attached as an executive producer.“Not only is Steve insanely funny, he is one of the rare talents that can write, draw and do voices.

Also Read: Pete Davidson Wanted 'King of Staten Island' to Be 'Love Letter to His Mom,' Judd Appatow SaysDavidson’s film career has started taking off in recent years, most recently starring in Universal’s “The King of Staten Island,” which he co-wrote with director Judd Apatow, as well as the coming of age comedy “Big Time Adolescence.” Jost last appeared in 2016’s romantic comedy “How to Be Single.”SNL creator Lorne Michaels will produce “Worst Man,” with Universal’s President of Production

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThough “The King of Staten Island” is based in part on the real life of Pete Davidson, costume designer Sarah Mae Burton (“The Big Sick”) knew she didn’t want Davidson’s character to look like the “SNL” cast member.“Pete has a distinctive style [“scrumbo” — logos, sweats, Hawaiian shirts and neon] in the media, and we wanted to make sure we weren’t dressing him like that,” she says. In the Judd Apatow film, which Universal is offering on VOD on June 12, Davidson

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Ricky Velez (The King of Staten Island) is reuniting with Judd Apatow for his first comedy special at HBO.

“The King of Staten Island,” director Judd Apatow tells The Post that total immersion was the only way to capture the 26-year-old comic’s life.Here the Syosset, LI-born director, 52, talks about his summer spent in the borough, hanging out with pal Davidson and his Staten Island neighbors.You know, it’s a place that a lot of people haven’t been to, unless you live there. It doesn’t really have an attraction to draw you.

Rebecca Rubin News Editor, OnlineIt didn’t take much convincing to get Bill Burr to join the cast of “The King of Staten Island,” a comedy from Judd Apatow that’s loosely based on Pete Davidson’s upbringing in New York’s least glamorous borough.

The King of Staten Island – this time to recount the story of grief-stricken tattoo artist Scott Carlin as he navigates life in New York, inspired by star Pete Davidson’s own life experiences.Troubled by the passing of his firefighter father when he was 7, now twenty-something Carlin (Davidson) spends his days getting stoned and practicing his sketchy tattoo artistry on his friends.