Sacha Baron Cohen is creating a new animated comedy special for HBO Max and Cartoon Network called Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth.
The family-oriented cartoon special is set in the mythical “Town of Fools”, and is based on folktales originally told in Yissish. Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth will have absurdist humor and interpretive questioning that is a nod to Jewish intellectual traditions. It will be narrated by Sacha Baron Cohen, and present a "fresh take on the silly antics and exaggerated conflicts of the town, while also preserving the essence and heart of the classic folktales."
Alongside Cohen, the special is being created by Greg Daniels and Mike Judge (of King of the Hill fame), and being penned by Michael Koman, the SNL writer and co-creator of Nathan for You.
“This pitch was so hilarious; we just knew the HBO Max audience needed to get a dose of this original brand of storytelling. Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth is a perfect pairing of comedy and satire, and no one does that combination better than Sacha, Greg, Mike, and Michael,” said Amy Friedman, head of kids & family programming at Warner Bros. “This unique project will breathe new, hysterical life into the nonsensical Chelmic wisdom that originated from this imaginary city of folks who aren’t quite the sharpest tools in the shed.”
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The family-oriented cartoon special is set in the mythical “Town of Fools”, and is based on folktales originally told in Yissish. Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth will have absurdist humor and interpretive questioning that is a nod to Jewish intellectual traditions. It will be narrated by Sacha Baron Cohen, and present a "fresh take on the silly antics and exaggerated conflicts of the town, while also preserving the essence and heart of the classic folktales."
Alongside Cohen, the special is being created by Greg Daniels and Mike Judge (of King of the Hill fame), and being penned by Michael Koman, the SNL writer and co-creator of Nathan for You.
“This pitch was so hilarious; we just knew the HBO Max audience needed to get a dose of this original brand of storytelling. Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth is a perfect pairing of comedy and satire, and no one does that combination better than Sacha, Greg, Mike, and Michael,” said Amy Friedman, head of kids & family programming at Warner Bros. “This unique project will breathe new, hysterical life into the nonsensical Chelmic wisdom that originated from this imaginary city of folks who aren’t quite the sharpest tools in the shed.”
For more fun animation, check out the best adult cartoon TV series and the top 100 animated series of all time.
Header image credit: Russell James
Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Features Editor.
Continue reading...