But even perennial comedy concepts need to grow up some time, and Champions comes with a great pedigree: Kaling won’t just guest star in the pilot, she’s also writing and executive producing alongside her long-time The Mindy Project partner, Charlie Grandy.
TVGuide.com has been told the comedy pilot has been ordered to series by the peacock network, and will star Holm as Vince, an ambitionless gym owner whose life is turned upside down when one of his high school flings (played by Mindy Kaling) drops a teenage son on his doorstep.
Champions is produced by Universal Television, 3 Arts Entertainment, Eyes Up Productions and Kaling International.
Turns out actor Anders Holm is a workaholic after all: the former Comedy Central star is moving from the finale of his long-running series (that would be Workaholics, which ended this past March), to a new NBC comedy titled Champions.