Louis-Dreyfus takes another shot with new CBS sitcom

New York – Get out! Former “Seinfeld” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus will play the title role in a new CBS sitcom, “Old Christine,” which is on the network’s midseason roster.

Louis-Dreyfus will play a divorced mother and owner of a women’s 30-minute-workout gym who must contend with her ex-husband’s new young girlfriend, also named Christine, CBS said Friday.

No other cast members were announced.

Louis-Dreyfus, 44, won an Emmy for her role as Elaine Benes on NBC’s “Seinfeld,” which ran from 1990 to 1998. She had a short-lived sitcom, “Watching Ellie,” in 2002. Former “Seinfeld” stars Michael Richards and Jason Alexander also have had shows that flopped. Alexander’s most recent comedy, “Listen Up,” lasted one year.

Earlier this year, Louis-Dreyfus reprised her guest role as Maggie Lizer on Fox’s “Arrested Development.”

Report: Chappelle spotted at L.A. comedy clubs

Los Angeles – Is Dave Chappelle back?

The AWOL comedian dropped in unannounced at two popular comedy clubs Wednesday night, saying he had just arrived in Los Angeles and felt like performing.

Chappelle served up some impromptu standup to stunned audiences at the Hollywood Improv and the Comedy Store.

Chappelle, 31, took off last month to South Africa for a “spiritual retreat,” leaving his fans – and even his agent and publicist – wondering where he went.

After Comedy Central announced that the planned May 31 debut of the third season of “Chappelle’s Show” had been postponed, the magazine Entertainment Weekly reported Chappelle had checked himself into a mental health facility in South Africa.

But Chappelle said he fled to stay with friends in Durban because he was not happy with the direction of the show, which is behind only “South Park” as Comedy Central’s most-watched program.

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