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New Wayans Comedy For ABC

Damon Wayans is coming back to ABC, with the star of the comedy "My Wife & Kids" co-creating a new family sitcom for the network. The as-yet untitled show will be written and executive produced by Wayans and is reportedly edgier that "Wife."

In it, Wayans stars as a widower who has to take in a 19-year-old stepson he never knew. The project drew some interest from several networks; ABC came up with a script commitment. The project is the second multicamera family comedy with a black star that ABC is working on for next year. It recently signed off on a pilot for a sitcom starring Cedric the Entertainer.

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