Entertainment

Former Obama speechwriter sells White House sitcom

LOS ANGELES — NBC has ordered a pilot for a sitcom set in the White House and co-created by a former speechwriter for President Barack Obama, The Wrap reported Monday.

Jon Lovett, a former standup comedian and Obama speechwriter, announced in September he was leaving Washington to pursue a career in Hollywood.

Lovett created “1600 Penn” alongside “Modern Family” writer and director Jason Winer and Josh Gad, star of the musical “The Book of Mormon.”

It is described as the story of a “dysfunctional family that just happens to live at the most famous address in America.”

Lovett, Winer and Gad will also serve as executive producers, and Winer will direct the pilot.

NBC reportedly ordered a put pilot commitment, which means the network will have to pay penalties if it does not air the pilot, making it more likely that it will air.