Academy Award-nominated actor Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, The Trial of the Chicago 7) is set to lend his voice for an animated family special titled Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth that is heading to Cartoon Network and HBO Max. Cohen is creating the special along with Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation), Mike Judge (King of the Hill, Silicon Valley) and Michael Koman (Late Night With Conan O’Brien, Saturday Night Live).
“Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth is set in the mythical ‘Town of Fools’ that has long existed in Yiddish folktakes and shares the original stories’ absurdist humor and interpretive questioning in a nod to Jewish intellectual traditions. Narrated by Baron Cohen, the special will present a new take on the exaggerated antics and conflicts of the town.”
Amy Friedman, head of kids and family programming at Warner Bros., said of the project:
“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. 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.”
This sounds like a hilarious premise and group of people to bring it to us. I look forward to seeing what they make, and watching Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth when it comes to HBO and Cartoon Network.
via: Variety