Dylan Moran signs deal with US TV network to write and star in pilot

Irish comedian Dylan Moran has signed a deal with ABC studios in the US to create, write, and star in the pilot episode of a planned new series.

Under the deal, according to Deadline.com, Moran will also produce the pilot, and the series itself, if the pilot is ordered.

While he has established himself in the UK, Canada, and Australia, Moran, 41, has yet to make any serious inroads in the US.