On the heels of his second writing Emmy win on Monday for Louie, Louis C.K. is expanding his footprint on FX with a new series. The network has given a 10-episode order to Baskets, its comedy pilot starring Zach Galifianakis, and co-created by Galifianakis, Louis C.K. and Jonathan Krisel.

In a world constrained by corporate interests and the homogenization of society, one man in Bakersfield, California dares to follow his dream of becoming a professional clown. But after an unsuccessful enrollment at a prestigious clowning school in Paris, the only job he can find is with the local rodeo. Baskets follows Chip Baskets’ (Galifianakis) pursuit of his dream, against all odds, to be a respected clown.

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