{"id":573410,"date":"2015-04-02T12:22:35","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T18:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/?p=573410"},"modified":"2015-04-02T12:22:35","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T18:22:35","slug":"billy-ray-cyrus-to-star-in-scripted-tv-comedy-as-elvis-impersonator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/articles\/billy-ray-cyrus-to-star-in-scripted-tv-comedy-as-elvis-impersonator\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Ray Cyrus to Star in Scripted TV Comedy As Elvis Impersonator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CMT is joining the late-night fray and getting back into the scripted space.<\/p>\n<p>The Viacom-owned cable network announced Thursday that it has ordered its first-ever nightly talk show, handing out a series pickup to\u00a0<em>The Josh Wolf Show,<\/em> while also green-lighting four other new series including a scripted comedy starring\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/285041\/billy-ray-cyrus\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Ray Cyrus<\/a>\u00a0and unscripted series featuring\u00a0Kellie Pickler\u00a0and YouTube breakout\u00a0Ed Bassmaster.<\/p>\n<p>Scripted comedy\u00a0<em>Still the King\u00a0<\/em>will star Cyrus as Vernon Brown, a scandal-ridden washed-up one-hit wonder who is kicked out of country music only to emerge 20 years later as the second-best Elvis impersonator in Laughlin, Nevada. After crashing into a church outside of Nashville during a drunken bender, he&#8217;s sentenced to return and perform community service.\u00a0Along the way, he pretends to be the congregation\u2019s new minister and discovers he has a 15-year-old daughter he\u2019s never met.\u00a0The series, which does not yet have a premiere date, hails from Hideout Pictures, with Cyrus serving as a writer and exec producer.Shannon Houchins,\u00a0Potsy Ponciroli\u00a0and\u00a0Travis Nicholson\u00a0also executive produce, while\u00a0Julia Silverton\u00a0and Dinsmore oversee for CMT.\u00a0Still the King\u00a0marks CMT&#8217;s second scripted series and follows the short-lived\u00a0Melissa Peterman\u00a0sitcom\u00a0Working Class.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"HrYhYjxq4Bw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Billy Ray Cyrus to Star in Wild New CMT Show\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HrYhYjxq4Bw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CMT is joining the late-night fray and getting back into the scripted space. 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