Nicole Richie to star in Tina Fey's comedy

Actress Nicole Richie is set to join the star cast of

NBC

's new comedy, with Tina Fey serving as executive producer.

Inspired by the life of the show's creator Tracey Wigfield, the series follows an overly-involved mom Andrea Martin), who takes things a little too far when she gets an internship at her daughter's workplace, a cable news network. said The Hollywood Reporter.

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Richie will play Portia, the hip, young co-host of cable news show "The Breakdow".

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