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A Christmas Story Live! is coming to life. Fox’s live production of Jean Shepherd’s classic holiday tale has added two more famous names to its supersized cast. Comedians Ken Jeong and David Alan Grier have joined the live Fox production, which follows the Christmastime adventures of young Ralphie Parker in the 1940s, according to Deadline.
Ken Jeong will take on two roles in A Christmas Story Live! The Dr. Ken alum will play a Christmas tree salesman and a restaurant owner in the Fox holiday special. Fans of the 1983 movie A Christmas Story will recall the classic scene at the Christmas tree lot in which the Parker patriarch haggles with an enthusiastic salesman who offers to throw in some rope if they buy the tree.