Will Arnett To Co-Star In NBC's Emily Spivey Comedy Pilot

NBC's untitled Emily Spivey comedy pilot is building a star-studded cast. Arrested Development alum Will Arnett has closed a deal to join Christina Applegate and Maya Rudolph in the project, executive produced by Saturday Night Live honcho Lorne Michaels. The project, written by former SNL scribe Emily Spivey, is described as an irreverent look at parenthood through the POV of an acerbic working mother (Applegate) -? who never thought she?d be a mom -? along with her stay-at-home husband (Arnett) and opinionated parents. Emmy nominee Arnett, who recently co-created/toplined Fox's comedy Running Wilde, had planned not to do a pilot this season despite being approached for several projects but liked Spivey's script. Arnett, repped by WME and Principato-Young, also has a relationship with Michaels as he has been recurring on the Michaels-produced NBC series 30 Rock.

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