Yep, there's about to be a new show starring Rob Corddry, "The Winner." I accidentally stumbled upon it because Seth MacFarlane is an executive producer and co-writer on it, so they included an interview with him about it in the Family Guy Volume 4 DVD that just came out. It's on a bonus disc that I got with the "Target Exclusive Edition" of the Family Guy DVD.

The show is going to start mid-season next year, whatever the heck that means.



From a FOX affiliate:

THE WINNER (Day and Time TBD): A 43-and-a-half-year-old narrator, who is incredibly rich and successful, looks way back to 1994, when he lost his innocence and started to become a man - at the tender age of 32. In 1994, GLEN ABBOTT (Rob Corddry, "The Daily Show"), still living with his parents, finally steps out into the world and tries to make something of himself when the only girl he'd ever kissed, the radiant ALISON MILLER (Erinn Hayes, "Everwood," "Kitchen Confidential"), returns to town. Driven by the desire to become a success and win Alison's heart, Glen goes through his "wonder years" a mere 20 years older than, well, most everyone. But it's not in vain, as this unlikely underdog will eventually transform from fear-riddled underachiever to the richest man in Buffalo in a mere five years. Luckily, Glen doesn't have to go though this awkward period alone. He becomes best friends with the only person he can truly relate to: Alison's 13-year-old son JOSH (Keir Gilchrist, "A Lobster Tale"). Josh is a fellow hypochondriac, and they help each other survive "puberty." Glen also receives parental guidance from his absurdly enabling mother IRENE (Julie Hagerty, "Girlfriends," "Malcolm in the Middle") and his supportive but quasi-rage-aholic dad RON (Lenny Clarke, "Rescue Me," "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events").

PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS/WRITERS: Seth MacFarlane, Ricky Blitt CREATED BY: Ricky Blitt DIRECTOR: Terry Hughes CAST: Rob Corddry as Glen, Keir Gilchrist as Josh, Erinn Hayes as Alison, Julie Hagerty as Irene, Lenny Clarke as Ron

How could they not list Airplane! in Julie Hagerty's credits?!? No matter, supposedly her role is being recast anyways.

Of course Corddry's been amazing on the Daily Show, so I hope this show turns out well. And this is setting a ridiculous trend of ex-Daily Show correspondents being 30+ year old virgins.