The Last Man on Earth’s Girl

The last time that January Jones hit the big screen, the consensus was it was a disaster.

So the Mad Men star is, wisely, staying put on the small screen.

J2 has been tapped for a part on this upcoming Fox midseason comedy starring SNL alumnus Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth.

The show, which will be set in a post-apocalyptic world where laughter is the best way of coping (I s’ppose), will center on Forte’s lone survivor. Lone until he runs into the likes of Jones, Mel Rodriguez (HBO’s Getting On), and Kristen Schaal (TV’s 30 Rock), that is.

Jones and Rodriguez, at least, are meant to be regulars on the show, with her playing a strong independent spirit who is warm and strong and suffers no fools gladly.

The Last Man on Earth is scheduled to premiere in March and will air on Sunday nights.

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