‘Stay Tuned’: Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells reunite for new Hulu comedy
Actors and friends Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells are teaming up again for a new comedy series coming to Hulu.
The new series, titled "Stay Tuned," will be based on the 1992 film of the same name, which starred the late John Ritter and Pam Dawber as a couple who gets sucked into their TV and are forced to star in one TV show after another.
Gad shared the news in an Instagram post Wednesday, writing, “For over a decade @andrewrannells and I have been the Laverne and Shirley of our generation (according to our mothers.)"
“It therefore only makes sense to now do a TV series where we can literally do an episode as ‘Laverne and Shirley’ (assuming the rights to those characters aren’t prohibitively expensive and that the algorithm rewards ‘Laverne and Shirley’ viewership.)”
Rannells added in another Instagram post: “Joshie and I are putting on a show with some new friends! We are very excited to be working with Akiva Goldsman, Greg Lessans, Jordan Cahan and HULU!”
Gad and Rannells starred together in the hit Broadway musical comedy “The Book of Mormon” and were both nominated in 2011 for the Tony Award for actor in a musical for their roles in the show.
Gad is also well known as the voice of Olaf in Disney’s popular “Frozen” movies, while Rannells is known for his roles in the films “A Simple Favor,” its follow-up “Another Simple Favor,” and “The Intern.”
Hulu is owned by Disney, the parent company of ABC News and "Good Morning America."
