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Ellie Kemper to star in new Tina Fey-produced sitcom

By Sun-Times Wire

Ellie Kemper

Tina Fey and her producing partner Robert Carlock have tapped “The Office” star Ellie Kemper to star on the new sitcom they will produce on NBC next fall.

The currently-untitled show — which already has received a 13-episode order from the network — will feature Kemper as a woman who escapes from a doomsday cult and starts life all over in New York City.

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