Paramount announced that it had ordered a new television series starring former “Saturday Night Live” comedian Tracy Morgan.
The series, titled “Crutch,” is a spinoff of the Cedric the Entertainer and Tichina Arnold-helmed “The Neighborhood” sitcom. The show will focus
on Morgan’s character, Francois “Frank” Crutchfield, AKA Crutch. He’s described as “a Harlem widower whose empty nest plans are put on hold after his millennial son and free-spirited daughter move back home.”“Crutch will be navigating the ups and
anner ampforwp-incontent-ad2">Cedric The Entertainer and his production company, A Bird and a Bear Entertainment, will produce the comedy series. Owen Smith wrote the premiere script and will serve as showrunner, reuniting him with Morgan. Smith was the showrunner and executive producer on Morgan’s previous comedy series, “The Last O.G.”
“I’m excited to be expanding our ‘The Neighborhood’ universe by producing a show with the legendary comedian Tracy Morgan,” said Cedric The Entertainer. “This new character is the close cousin to my character, Calvin Butler, and you will enjoy some of their many similarities. Morgan plays Crutch, a ‘say-it-like-it-is’ widowed father who is challenged when his two adult children and a couple of grandchildren need to move back home, and let’s say there will be several comedic complications.”
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Morgan appeared in a 2022 episode of “The Neighborhood” as Cedric’s younger brother Curtis. In “Crutch,” he is introduced as Cedric’s cousin.