NBC orders pilot for a Maya Rudolph variety show
NBC can’t shake its Maya Rudolph infatuation.
The peacock network has ordered a pilot for a new prime-time variety series that will feature the “Saturday Night Live†graduate as its topliner, the network confirmed.
It’s a project Rudolph had been pushing for months after the cancellation of vexed comedy “Up All Night,†in which she was a key cast member.
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The variety show pairs Rudolph with an old boss once more. She will serve as executive producer along with “SNL†mastermind and “Up All Night†producer Lorne Michaels -- as well as Erin David (“Up All Nightâ€) and Dave Becky (“Everybody Hates Chrisâ€).
According to Deadline, which first reported the news, the plan is to air the pilot as a special after the Winter Olympics. But definitive plans will have to wait until the pilot is actually taped.
Let’s just hope Rudolph’s idea of a variety show isn’t the same as Rosie O’Donnell’s.
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