(EW.com) -- FX has greenlit a single-camera pilot called "The Comedians" that will star Billy Crystal as a veteran joke-teller who is paired with a younger and edgier performer for a late-night sketch show. The pilot, which will begin shooting this summer, is based on a Swedish format of the same name from Stockholm-based Efti AB. 'Zombieland' pilot dead at Amazon, fans 'hated it out of existence' Larry Charles ("Seinfeld") will direct and executive produce the pilot. Other EPS are Matt Nix ("Burn Notice"), Ben Wexler ("Community," "Arrested Development") and Crystal. 'Friday Night Lights' creator Peter Berg to direct, produce HBO pilot
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FX has greenlit a comedy pilot that will star Billy Crystal
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He'll play a veteran comic who's paired with a younger, edgier performer on a sketch show
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The pilot is expected to begin production this summer
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