Ayda Field Cast in New Sitcom Pilot

Many are still lamenting Fox’s hasty decision to ax the rookie newsroom sitcom Back to You, which starred TV-comedy heavyweights Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton. The situation isn’t all that bad for another former cast member who, like Grammer, has already lined up another comedy series.

Ayda Field, better known to Back to You fans as sexy but professionally challenged weather anchor Montana Diaz Herrera, has just been named as the female star of an upcoming, currently untitled sitcom pilot from David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, the creators of NBC’s long-running Will & Grace.

The series is about a pair of best friends and business partners, gay Drew and straight Derek, played by Alan Tudyk and Josh Cooke, respectively. Field replaces actress Sarah LaFleur for unspecified reasons in the role of Cooke’s girlfriend Audrey. Congratulations to her.