Tracy Morgan, Jordan Peele Partner on FX Ex-Con Comedy Pilot

TCA 2016: “30 Rock” funnyman set to star on another sitcom

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Tracy Morgan is set to return to the sitcom world, and with a pretty good partner.

The “30 Rock” fan-favorite will star on an FX Networks comedy pilot written by Jordan Peele. Co-writing with the “Key and Peele” comic is John Carcieri, who hails from “Eastbound & Down.”

The pilot follows a career criminal who is released from prison after 15 years, hoping to reintegrate into a society that long ago left him behind. Now a man whose only expertise is making grilled cheese with an iron must navigate a modern world of political correctness, internet, and self-driving cars.

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