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Lily Tomlin Cast as Reba McEntire's Mother in Sitcom Pilot

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Lily Tomlin has been cast as the mother of Reba McEntire's character in the pilot for a new ABC sitcom titled Malibu Country, reports Deadline.

The pilot will focus on McEntire's character Reba Gallagher, a divorcee who moves from Nashville to Malibu, Calif., to restart her singing career. Deadline reports Tomlin has been cast as "Shirley, Reba's classically Southern, warm and funny (not always intentionally) mother who joins the family in their move from Nashville to Malibu."

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