NBC Orders Sitcom Pilot About Gay Couple By Glee’s Ryan Murphy

Ryan Murphy, one of the creator’s of Glee, is a busy man, and he’s about to get busier. In addition to Glee and American Horror Story, TVLine reports NBC has ordered a pilot for a new series by him.

The potential series, titled The New Normal, is a single-camera sitcom about a blended family made up of a gay couple and the surrogate helping them have a baby of their own.

Andrew Rannells, who starred in Broadway’s Book or Mormon, is on tap to play one of the serie’s main characters.

Kathy Griffin Plays Lesbian on Whitney

Kathy Griffin is continuing her recent streak of TV guest appearances as a lesbian. The latest is on NBC’s Whitney, which stars Whitney Cummings, reports SheWired. ”I think Whitney Cummings and I are dating,” said Griffin, joking (we think).