Could this be a mah-velous comedic union? FX announced it has given a series order to the Billy Crystal-fronted half-hour titled “The Comedians.”
The single-camera comedy, produced by Fox Television Studios, features the 66-year-old multi-hyphenate as an established comic vet who gets paired with a younger, edgier newcomer, played by Broadway and TV actor Josh Gad, for a late-night sketch show — giving an insiders look at the late-night scene in the process.