Jaime Pressly to Star in and Produce Comedy Series THE PORCH at CBS

Jaime Pressly (My Name is Earl, Mom) has signed on to star in and executive produce a new comedy series at CBS titled The Porch. She will be reuniting with her Mom writer and producer Susan McMartin, who also wrote and produced Two and a Half Men.

Deadline reports that “The Porch, based on an idea by Pressly, was written by McMartin from a story by her and Pressly. It centers on recently divorced LJ (Pressly), who returns home to the small North Carolina island she couldn’t wait to leave to bury a mom she couldn’t stand. She finds herself staying far longer than she ever imagined, reconnecting with the “porch” folks she never felt a part of and falling in love for the first time with the train wreck of a mother who is no longer alive.”

Pressly is a solid comedy actress. I really enjoyed her in My Name is Earl, and I hope this series is a good one as well.