KEVIN SMITH - SMITH TAKES TV COMEDY ROLE

SMITH TAKES TV COMEDY ROLE

Director KEVIN SMITH has signed up to star in the US remake of hit British TV show MANCHILD, because he wants to become a better actor. Smith has written, directed and starred in CLERKS, MALLRATS, DOGMA and JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKES BACK - and now wants to turn his attention solely to portraying a cynical divorcee in the Showtime comedy. He tells MTV, "It should be an interesting exercise that, if the show works as well as the script, will turn into a sweet side gig for me. "At the very least, I'll learn a thing or two about acting; at the most, I'll have something to do four months out of every year."