Kari Lizer News

But before you break out your Big Carl to mourn the thought of Grayson leaving Jules on "Cougar Town," just because Hopkins has joined an NBC pilot doesn't mean that he's leaving the ratings-challenged ABC comedy.

The Saturday Night Live alum, who has also occasionally appeared on 30 Rock , has joined the cast of the Kari Lizer project, now titled Lady Friends , In the comedy, two female friends - Nicole , who seemingly has the perfect life and, Jen, who can't seem to get it together - live two very different lives, but can't live without each other.

Craig Zisk has been tapped to helm the network's untitled Kari Lizer project, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Our good friend Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com has posted a must-read piece today , about who's hot this pilot season.

Kari Lizer has had two pilots picked up, one from ABC and one from NBC. It's not pilot season without at least one "Untitled Kari Lizer Project"! She'll be casting the comedy "Lady Friends" for NBC about a friendship between two women that endures despite their respective lots in life.