Lily Tomlin to Co-Star in ABC's Reba McEntire Comedy Pilot

Lily Tomlin gets maternal for ABC.The comedian continues to be drawn on to co-star within the Disney-possessed network's Reba McEntire comedy pilot, an ABC Galleries repetition has confirmed to "The Hollywood Reporter."Within the project from "Reba's" Kevin Abbott, McEntire stars like a lady who divorces her "good old boy" rock star husband after he cheats on her behalf and burns through the majority of their cash who moves her mother and three kids from Nashville towards the only resource they've left -- a little house in Malibu.Tomlin will have McEntire's mother within the project, that will begin to see the central character make an effort to boost her very own singing career and her children from being corrupted through the Malibu lifestyle.The casting marks Tomlin's latest small-screen gig following her stint on Showtime's Lisa Kudrow comedy "Web Therapy" and Forex/DirecTV's "Damages." Repped by WME, Tomlin's credits likewise incorporate stints on ABC's "Desperate Average women," NBC's "Free Airline Wing" and "Will & Sophistication."From ABC Galleries, Abbott will pen the pilot with McEntire, Mindy Schultheis, Michael Hanel, Pam Williams, Dork Stewart andNarvel Blackstock executive creating. John Pasquin will direct the multicamera project. The Hollywood Reporter