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Fox chief Charlie Collier has addressed the challenge of diversity at the network following the cancellation of a number of shows with African American leads. Collier, speaking on the Fox upfronts press call, said that the "effort continues, it never stops". This comes after Fox cancelled shows including Lethal…

The Lil Rel Howery-starring comedy Rel will not get a second season at Fox. The network has canceled the comedy series from Jerrod Carmichael, Mike Scully and 20th Century Fox TV, after one season. Of the other two Fox freshman comedy series, Last Man Standing is fully expected to be renewed while The Cool Kids is…

With Jerrod Carmichael serving as EP on Lil Rey Howery’s new Fox series Rel, the question from the TCA corps today was just how political in this new comedy series going to be? The Carmichael Show pushed boundaries until its ultimate cancellation from NBC; “an uptight network” dinged one reporter in the room. “During…

The Simpsons veteran Mike Scully is extending his longtime relationship with 20th Century Fox TV, signing a new multi-year overall deal with the studio where he has been for more than quarter of a century. Scully is showrunner of Fox’s new fall multi-camera comedy series Rel starring Lil Rel Howery, and also is…

Fox is swinging the comedy format pendulum heading into next season, adding three new multi-camera series while cancelling at least three single-camera ones, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Mick and The Last Man On Earth, which all got the ax earlier today. The latest new multi-camera addition to Fox’s schedule for next…

Actress-comedian Jessica “Jess Hilarious” Moore has been cast as the female lead opposite Lil Rel Howery in the Fox comedy pilot Rel, executive produced by Jerrod Carmichael and Mike Scully. She replaces Angel Laketa Moore, who had been originally cast in the role. The recasting decision was made after the pilot’s…

Sinbad is set for a lead role opposite Lil Rel Howery in the Fox comedy pilot Rel, executive produced by Jerrod Carmichael and Mike Scully. Written/executive produced by Josh Rabinowitz & Kevin Barnett and Howery, and inspired by Howery's real life, Rel, from 20th Century Fox TV, centers on Lil Rel (Howery), a…

ER alum Angel Laketa Moore is set as a series regular opposite Lil Rel Howery in the Fox comedy pilot Rel, executive produced by Jerrod Carmichael. Written/executive produced by Josh Rabinowitz & Kevin Barnett and Howery, and inspired by Howery's real life, Rel, from 20th Century Fox TV, centers on Lil Rel (Howery), a…

Newcomer Jordan L. Jones has landed a lead role opposite Lil Rel Howery in the Fox comedy pilot Rel, executive produced by Jerrod Carmichael. Written/executive produced by Josh Rabinowitz & Kevin Barnett and Howery, and inspired by Howery’s real life, Rel, from 20th Century Fox TV, centers on Lil Rel (Howery), a…

Fox has ordered its first pilots of the season — Our People, a single-camera comedy from Lee Daniels and Modern Family executive producer Vali Chandrasekaran; multi-camera comedy Rel starring Lil Rey Howery and executive produced by Jerrod Carmichael; and Mixtape, a musical drama from former Smash showrunner Josh…