By April MacIntyre Mar 24, 2009, 15:32 GMT
George Lopez will be back on the TV soon.
02/24/2009 - George Lopez - In a press release this morning, TBS network announces that Lopez will have his own talk show on the network. © David Gabber / PR Photos
In a press release issued this morning, TBS network announces that Lopez will have his own talk show on the network.
Describes as a "high-energy" format, the show will be produced by Telepictures Productions and Warner Horizon Television.
Lopez describes the feel of his new show as an "outdoor street-party atmosphere."
Lopez promises to bring the excitement back to late night with visits from celebrity guests, live music and comedy acts and the unpredictable hilarity of George’s personality.
Lopez and Jim Paratore (The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Bonnie Hunt Show) serve as the executive producers for the not-yet-titled series, which will air on TBS Mondays through Thursdays at 11 p.m. (ET/PT), beginning in November 2009.
The network promises that the new series will feature a casual environment that invites guests to engage fully with the crowd, giving audience members the chance to interact with the guests, ask questions and walk away feeling as though they’ve experienced something new.
“George Lopez is a special talent, with an everyman appeal that makes him uniquely positioned to be the next great late-night host,” said Michael Wright, executive vice president, head of programming for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). “George and TBS are going to change the late-night television landscape and bring a brand-new energy to the talk-show genre by giving it a street-party atmosphere. We’re excited to see this show come to life.”
“If change can come to the White House, then change can come to late night,” said Lopez. “Yes I can!”
“George Lopez is one of the most talented, popular and successful comedic performers today, and we are thrilled to partner with him and with TBS on a nightly talk-variety show,” said Hilary Estey McLoughlin, president of Telepictures Productions. “He has an extraordinary ability to authentically connect with a diverse audience and will bring a really different point of view that will be a game-changer in late night.”
Executive producer Jim Paratore said, “George will bring a fresh voice to late-night talk. He’s done it all, from standup to television to movies. He’s a proven writer, producer and performer with the kind of broad appeal that will have real impact and speak to an audience largely underserved in late night.”
The new talk show represents Lopez’s return to series television after his hit sitcom The George Lopez Show ran for six seasons on ABC. .
Lopez has successfully battled personal health issues and performed extensive charity work with various foundations. In 2005, Lopez received a kidney transplant with a kidney donated by his wife, Ann. They have since become spokespeople for the National Kidney Foundation, helping to raise millions of dollars for the cause.
Lopez’s most recent film credits include the box-office hit Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Swing Vote, Henry Poole Is Here and Balls of Fury. He will next be seen starring opposite Jackie Chan in The Spy Next Door and Mr. Troop Mom, with Jane Lynch.
In August, Lopez will film his second HBO Comedy Special, Tall, Dark and Chicano. He headlined his first HBO Comedy Special, America’s Mexican, in 2007.
In 2006, Lopez received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Lopez has also performed as part of HBO and TBS’s Comic Relief 2006. Lopez also was the focus of the award-winning documentary Brown is the New Green: George Lopez and the American Dream.
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