Busy Philipps lands a late night talk show

By Lesley Messer

Busy Philipps is heading to late night.

The actress will host and executive-produce a late night talk show on E!, tentatively called "Busy Tonight," The Cut reported on Tuesday.

Production on the show is expected to begin this summer in Los Angeles.

A representative for Philipps confirmed the report to ABC News, and the actress herself addressed the news on Instagram.

"I'm super-excited about this! I can't even - it's gonna be dope," she said. "The good news is, I love to talk."

Recently, Philipps, 38, has experienced a surge in popularity, in part because of her uber-popular, hyper-personal Instagram feed, which has amassed nearly a million followers. However, she's been hard at work too: The former "Cougar Town" actress can also be seen in the film "I Feel Pretty," and her book of essays is due to come out later this year.

"To everybody leaving really sweet messages, thank you so much, and tell me what you want to see!" Philipps added. "We're open! Open for business. And also suggestions."

Hi guys????! LINK TO FULL ARTICLE IN BIO. "Actress and author Busy Philipps, who in recent years has also become a social-media phenom, soon will be hosting her own late-night talk show on the cable-network E!, according to two sources familiar with her deal. This puts Philipps in a very exclusive club of women who have hosted late-night talk shows: The first was Joan Rivers, while currently active members of the group include TBS’s Samantha Bee, BET’s Robin Thede, and Hulu’s Sarah Silverman. The working title of Philipps’s show is “Busy Tonight.” She will also be an executive producer of the program, along with Julie Darmody and Eric Gurian (Tina Fey’s partner at their production company Little Stranger). Production on the show is expected to start this summer in Los Angeles, where Philipps lives with her husband writer-director Marc Silverstein and their two daughters."

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