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LOS ANGELES – Universal Pictures has preemptively picked up an untitled comedy pitch from longtime "Saturday Night Live" writer Paula Pell with Tina Fey attached to produce via her Little Stranger Inc. banner.
Fey, who is not attached to star to the pitch, goes way back with Pell, who joined the "SNL" staff in the mid-1990s and worked on many of Fey's signature sketches.
Pell has also written several "30 Rock" episodes and appears on the show as a recurring character named Paula Hornberger.
Little is being revealed about the pitch although it will be based on Pell's childhood diaries.
"Paula Pell is one of the funniest people I've ever met and I look forward to helping her turn into a real showbiz creep," said Fey.
Fey, who is not attached to star to the pitch, goes way back with Pell, who joined the "SNL" staff in the mid-1990s and worked on many of Fey's signature sketches.
Pell has also written several "30 Rock" episodes and appears on the show as a recurring character named Paula Hornberger.
Little is being revealed about the pitch although it will be based on Pell's childhood diaries.
"Paula Pell is one of the funniest people I've ever met and I look forward to helping her turn into a real showbiz creep," said Fey.
