Spinal Tap writer and star Christopher Guest has confirmed details of his new BBC/HBO sitcom Family Tree. Bridesmaids and It Crowd actor Chris O'Dowd will lead the show's cast, who have been filming in La and the UK. The show is scheduled to air in the Us and UK in spring 2013. Family Tree will centre on O'Dowd's character Tom Chadwick, a 30-year-old who has just lost his job and girlfriend. After discovering a mysterious box left by a great-aunt, Tom sets off on an adventure around the world as he investigates the unusual stories and characters from his family's past. The show will be filmed in a single-camera, improv, documentary style - a technique that Guest pioneered and is most famous for. Also among the cast are Nina Conti, Tom Bennett, Ed Begley Jr, Maria Blasucci, Matt Griesser, Don (more)...
- 11/20/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Christopher Guest is enlisting some familiar faces for his upcoming HBO comedy "Family Tree." Ed Begley, Jr., Fred Willard and Michael McKean have signed on for the series, which centers on Tom Chadwick (Chris O'Dowd), a 30-year-old man who loses his job and his girlfriend and begins investigating his family's unusual past after inheriting a mysterious box of belongings from a great aunt he'd never met. Also read: Christopher Guest Comedy Ordered by HBO Begley has been cast as Tom's Uncle Andy, while Willard will play Andy's neighbor Mike. McKean, meanwhile, will play...
- 9/26/2012
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Christopher Guest has enlisted a roster of familiar faces for his upcoming HBO documentary-style comedy series Family Tree. Fred Willard, Michael McKean and Ed Begley Jr. have boarded the series in recurring roles, while Don Lake has booked a guest gig, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. The project centers on 30-year-old Tom Chadwick (Bridesmaids' Chris O'Dowd) who, after losing his job and his girlfriend, begins exploring his family heritage after inheriting a mysterious box from a great aunt he never met. Unsure of his identity, he uncovers a world of unusual stories and characters -- as well as
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- 9/26/2012
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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