New Denis Leary Animated Shorts to Premiere During Fox NFL Pregame Coverage

Fox’s NFL pregame coverage will include a special treat for Denis Leary fans and animation aficionados in the form of two football-oriented animated shorts.Fox Entertainment announced on Friday that it will premiere two animated shorts based on the Icebox series “Poker Night,” inspired by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge’s iconic 1900s art series, “Dogs Playing Poker.” Per Fox, “Dogs Playing Poker” centers on five dog friends — Brownie (Leary), Daphne, Ditka, Froyo, and Stan — as they banter about football and other timely sports topics.The “Dogs Playing Poker” shorts are created by, co-written and executive produced by Emmy-winning writer/producer Jim Margolis and produced by Fox’s animation studio, Bento Box Entertainment.

Leary co-wrote, executive-produced, and voiced the lead character in each short.“At long last Fox lets America find out what we dogs think about football.

Spoiler alert: we’re very upset there isn’t a single NFL team named after a canine,

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