Comedy About Reporter Working At A Fox-Esque Network In The Works At ABC

Kal Penn TIFF Rising Stars Cocktail Party, Toronto International Film Festival, Canada - 13 Sep 2015 (Rex Features via AP Images)
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An ABC comedy, called “Fair and Balanced” is under development. The show will follow a reporter, who aspires to work at National Public Radio, but is employed at a “Fox News-type channel,” Deadline reported Wednesday.

Fox has previously used the slogan, “Fair and balanced” to describe its reporting.

The creators of “Harold & Kumar” — including star Kal Penn and fellow writers Hayden Schlossberg and Jon Hurwitz — are behind the new comedy project.

The single-camera comedy will draw on Penn’s previous experiences as an associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement and as a member of President Obama’s National Arts Policy Committee, as well as a correspondent for Vice News, according to the report.

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  1. Oh this one’s going to be snappy and fun, I can predict!

  2. Fox has previously used the slogan, “Fair and balanced” to describe its reporting.

    Fox still owns the trademark.

  3. Really?! They’ve registered that?

  4. Bo Derek is rumored to play Sean Hannity in this new project.

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