OneMean Girlsstar who even returned for the2024 reboothas officially found his next project. A new report fromDeadlinerevealed thatTim Meadows, also known for performing onSaturday Night Liveand for his roles inThe Ladies ManandWalk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, has been tapped to star in the upcoming CBS comedy pilot,DMV. The upcoming series is a workplace comedy set in everyone’s (least) favorite place in the world, the DMV.
The plot synopsis says,“Our quirky and lovable characters are making minimum wage, doing a thankless job where customers are annoyed before they even walk in the door. Good thing they have each other.“Meadows will play a former high school English teacher, Gregg, who just likes to get through his DMV duties as quickly as possible.
The series is based on a short story byKatherine Heiny, and the teleplay will be penned byDana Klein. Klein made her writing debut in 1998, writing several episodes of the sitcomJesse, and she followed that up writing even more episodes ofBecker, another sitcom, starringTed Danson. She then wrote eight episodes of the hit sitcomFriends, which starsJennifer Aniston,Courteney Cox,Lisa Kudrow,Matt LeBlanc,Matthew Perry, andDavid Schwimmer, and she’s also worked on other projects along the way, such asTwins(Sara Gilbert,Molly Stanton) and most recently,Dinner with the Parents(Dan Bakkedahl,Henry Hall). Klein will also serve as the showrunner forDMV, and she has several other projects in the works of which details are largely being kept under wraps.
What Are Tim Meadows’ Most Famous Roles?
Like many Hollywood stars, Meadows got his start onSaturday Night Live, but he’s now had an extraordinarily successful career as a screen actor. One of his most famous roles came in 2002 when he played the SNL character Leon Phelps inThe Ladies Man, the raunchy comedy which also starsBilly Dee WilliamsandJohn Witherspoon. Meadows also starred oppositeAdam Sandler,David Spade, andKevin JamesinGrown Upsand the sequel,Grown Ups 2, the comedy films that spent much of Augustdominating the Max streaming charts.
DMVdoes not yet have an official release date. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates on the series and check out Meadows inMean Girls(2024), now streaming onParamount+.
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