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Megyn Kelly is turning her hand to comedy with a voiceover role in a new 'anti-woke' cartoon series from the Daily Wire.
The former Fox News anchor will be asking the questions at the Republican primary debate on Wednesday night, but dealing with a different set of characters in the animated series 'Mr Birchum'.
A trailer for the show features Kelly squealing delightedly in her role as the title character's wife alongside Roseanne Barr, Candace Owens and the show's creator Adam Carolla.
He revives his KROQ radio character for the new series which he based on his junior high woodshop teacher.
'Mr Birchum attempts to navigate a world he doesn't understand or approve of,' the synopsis promises.
The titles for the new 'anti-woke' cartoon from the Daily Wire that 'doesn't care who it offends'
She is better known for her political reporting and conservative punditry but Megyn Kelly said working on the cartoon was the 'most fun I had in 2023'
Comedian Adam Carolla has revived the character he based on his junior high shop teacher
'He's befuddled by his gaming streamer son, Eddie, annoyed at his selfie-taking, snowflake students, and constantly at war with the school district's appointed 'J.E.D.I.' (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion officer) Mr Karponzi.'
Barr stars as 'sick-and-tired, wishes she were retired' Principal Bortles in her first scripted role since ABC fired her in 2018 for a racist tweet about Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett.
Tyler Fischer, Alonzo Bodden, Brett Cooper, Kyle Dunnigan, Danny Trejo, Patrick Warburton, Jay Mohr and Rob Riggle make up the cast of the show which marks a first foray into series animation for the conservative channel.
'Adam Carolla created Birchum back before Barack Obama killed comedy,' said Jeremy Boreing who founded the channel alongside right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro.
'Of course Hollywood wouldn't make Birchum today because they've stopped making comedies altogether for fear of offending the 'wrong' people – so we realized we had to do it,' he added.
'We teamed up with Adam and some of the funniest people we know – Roseanne, Rob Riggle, Patrick Warburton, Tyler Fischer and so many more – to bring back the irreverent patriarch in a truly hilarious comedy that doesn't care who it offends.'
The channel was already on a roll with the release last week of 'Ladyballers' which stars Boreing as a unlucky sports coach who reassembles his old male basketball team in a bid to win a women's tournament.
'I am super excited to be working with my friends Ben Shapiro, Jeremy Boreing, and our terrific cast of talent to bring Mr Birchum to life on the Daily Wire!' said Carolla.
Barr stars as 'sick-and-tired, wishes she were retired' Principal Bortles in her first scripted role since ABC fired her in 2018
Alonzo Bodden plays Gage, and Brett Cooper play's Kelly's fictional daughter Jeanie
A 'vegan wolf' meets an untimely demise at the hands of his pack in a trailer from the series
School JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) officer Mr Karponzi apologizes for being a 'heteronormative cis-gendered white male'
Tyler Fischer camps it up as Karponzi while Candace Owens appears fresh from her cameo in Ladyballers
Rob Riggle plays the title character's Army arch nemesis Gunderson
Kelly, 53, co-produced the political comedy series 'Embeds' in 2017 which followed the fortunes of five fictional college graduates embedded as reporters on a presidential campaign.
But her role in Mr Birchum is thought to be the first time she has been tasked with telling the jokes.
'This was the most fun I had in 2023,' she tweeted.
'You're going to LAUGH.'
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