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Look who’s revving up his engine to create a comedy?

Kurt Sutter, the mastermind behind FX’s drama Sons of Anarchy, has sold a comedy script to FX dubbed Diva. Clown. Killer. The script is described by the network as a “dark, absurd comedy about an 80′s has-been rock diva, her dysfunctional son who makes his living as kid’s party clown, and of course, an assassin.” Hmm, sounds about right for Sutter.

SOA star (and Sutter’s wife) Katey Sagal will executive produce the project, along with Belle Zwerdling. “I look at SOA as being an intense drama, where the murder and mayhem are made palatable by absurd, dark humor,” Sutter said in a statement. “This half-hour will be an absurd, dark comedy, where the story is fueled by murder and mayhem.”

Should FX order the script to pilot, Sutter will hire some to serve as its show runner so he can focus on SOA. The comedy may star Sagal, depending upon her availability.

SOA, meanwhile, returns to FX on Sept. 11.

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Time to start burning to do the neutron dance: CBS has ordered a drama pilot for fall 2013 that will serve as a sequel to Beverly Hills Cop.

The pilot, which will share the same name as the 1984 blockbuster that starred Eddie Murphy, is from Shawn Ryan (The Shield) and Sony TV. Here is the official logline: “A continuation of the iconic Beverly Hills Cop universe as Axel Foley’s blue-collar police officer son, Aaron, helps take down the criminal elements of the rich and famous, while simultaneously trying to escape the shadow of his larger than life father.”

Yes, Axel fans, Murphy will appear in the pilot and may recur if the drama goes to series. He’ll also exec produce the drama.

The race toward fall 2012 has begun in earnest. NBC, which will present its fall lineup to advertisers next Monday in New York, has picked up a comedy pilot to series that will star Anne Heche.

The project is called Save Me and it also features Alexandra Breckenridge and Michael Landes. Here is the official logline: A woman, who lets herself go while in a broken marriage, goes through a transformation where she becomes the best version of herself and creates miracles along the way.

NBC has already ordered to series a comedy starring Matthew Perry called Go On. It’s about an irreverent yet charming sportscaster tries to move on from loss, he reluctantly finds surprising solace from the members of his mandatory group-therapy sessions.

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