Ellen DeGeneres and Judge Mathis sell a half-hour comedy show to Fox

Judge Ellen DeGeneres arrives for the 9th season finale of 'American Idol' in Los Angeles May 26, 2010. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Daytime stars Judge Greg Mathis and Ellen DeGeneres have teamed to sell an untitled half-hour comedy to Fox. Warner Bros., in association with A Very Good Production, announced the script deal Wednesday. The multi-camera comedy has DeGeneres and Jeff Kleeman ("The Man From U.N.C.L.E.") joining Mathis as executive producers. The project is inspired by the real life of the "Judge Mathis" star, who considers himself a "hoodlum-turned-judge." Mathis' new sitcom will depict the life of the man who has total control of his courtroom, but no control at home raising his four children. The story will be penned by Todd Jones and Earl Richey Jones, who also earn EP credits.