Dan Fogler Is Living the Dream! Tony Winner Books New TBS Comedy Pilot with SNL’s Abby Elliott

Can you spell A-W-E-S-O-M-E? The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee funnyman Dan Fogler is bringing his antics to the small screen in the new TBS comedy pilot Living the Dream, TVLine.com reports. Fogler will play Russ, a laid-off janitor, starring alongside Saturday Night Live alum Abby Elliott as Annie, a graphic-designer-turned-Wal-Mart greeter.

Written by Josh Heald (Hot Tub Time Machine), the new pilot will be produced by Conan O’Brien’s production company, Conaco. Living the Dream tells the story of charismatic twenty-something Connor Logan and his best friends, who try to rejuvenate a financially troubled town by re-opening its local brewery.

Fogler won a Tony for his performance as William Barfee in Spelling Bee, his Broadway debut. His film and TV credits include Kung Fu Panda, Horton Hears a Who, Fanboys, Balls of Fury, Hannibal, Europa Report, Free Birds, Scenic Route, Man Up, M’larky and American Dad!