American Idol's Kellie Pickler Gets Sitcom  11/10/06

US TV network Fox is developing a half-hour comedy revolving around American Idol finalist Kellie Pickler.

Pickler will play a naive small-town Southern girl, a character based on herself, who discovers her biological father is the state's well-respected governor.

His presidential dreams are put in jeopardy, but the two form a father-daughter relationship that ends up helping his standing in the polls.

Producer Brad Johnson says he was impressed by Pickler's comedic timing on the hit reality singing competition.

The show's finale even featured a running segment in which celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck tried to feed Pickler upscale cuisine, which drew laughs for the young singer's reaction to the strange fare.

Pickler drew an Idol following for her brash honesty and mispronunciation of words like "calamari" and "salmon".

After finishing sixth in the competition earlier this year (06), she signed with RCA's country label BNA and her debut album was released last month (OCT06).