Megan Mullaly To Party Down With Starz

We already knew Jane Lynch was too busy with Glee to return for the second season of Rob Thomas’ hilarious Starz catering comedy Party Down, but until now we hadn’t confirmed who was going to be taking her place. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Emmy-winning actress Megan Mullaly will be joining PD as a middle-aged mother who moves to Hollywood so her 13-year-old daughter Escapade – yes, Escapade – can become an actress. Given that Party Down is all about working a crap job while your aspirations dwindle further and further away, I hope they didn’t pay too much for Escapade’s head shots.

Mullaly will be joining a rock-solid cast that already includes Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen (Dick Casablancas from Veronica Mars), Lizzy Caplan (Jason Stackhouse’s often-nude hippie girlfriend from the first season of True Blood), and Martin “Freakin’” Starr. The show should be returning sometime around April of 2010. Incidentally, if you’re set up for Netflix streaming, I know the show is available via that service, and it’s well worth checking out if you missed the first season.