Regina King Joins Cast of FX's Pilot PARIAH

According to Deadline, Regina King has signed on to co-star in FX's upcoming comedy pilot PARIAH, co-created by John Chernin and Dave Chernin. Bill Burr will lead the cast.

In the pilot, after an on-air meltdown, volatile TV personality "Joe Abbott" (Burr) is exiled from show business and forced to navigate society as a man with no apparent skills. John Chernin and Dave Chernin wrote the Pilot episode and it will be directed by Rob McElhenney. Pariah is produced by FX Productions in association with RCG Productions, the production company of Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton, who serve as Executive Producers. Burr and the Chernins, and Dave Becky, Michael Rotenberg and Nick Frenkel of 3 Arts Entertainment are Executive Producers. Burr is represented by 3 Arts Entertainment, APA and Cohen Gardner LLP.

Bill Burr is one of the top comedic voices of his generation achieving success in TV and film as well as the live stage. He received raves for his recurring role as "Kuby" on the hit AMC-TV show, Breaking Bad, has appeared in multiple episodes of the hit Comedy Central show, Kroll Show, and he has guest starred on the FOX hit comedy, New Girl. Burr first gained notoriety for his recurring role on the second season of Chappelle's Show. A regular with Letterman, CONAN O'Brien and Jimmy Fallon,Burr's Monday Morning Podcast, is one of the most downloaded comedy podcasts online. Burr sells out theaters internationally and on September 30 he will release the vinyl recording of his 2011 Carnegie Hall performance, Live At Andrew's House. In December he will release his fourth hour-long special, I'm Sorry You Feel That Way, on Netflix and in July he received the Stand-up Comedian of the Year Award from the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. Later this year Bill will be seen in the indie film, Black and White, opposite Kevin Costner, and earlier this year he was seen in Walk of Shame alongside Elizabeth Banks. In 2013 he was seen in the films The Heat with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, and in Stand Up Guys with Al Pacino and Christopher Walken. Burr was also seen in the Steve Carell & Tina Fey feature, Date Night.