Denis Leary has teamed up with Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj exec producer Jim Margolis for a series of animated shorts for Fox.The network will air Dogs Playing Poker during its pregame coverage of NFL game LA Rams versus Seattle Seahawks on Saturday January 9.The Moodys star Leary and Margolis, a co-exec producer on Veep and The Daily Show, have co-created the two football orientated shorts, will write and exec produce.
The shorts are based on the Icebox series Poker Night, inspired by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge’s iconic 1900s art series Dogs Playing Poker.The shorts center on five dog friends as they banter about football and other timely sports topics.
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