NEW SERIES EVOLVES WITHOUT ORIGINAL GEICO CHARACTERS

from the New York Post via Fark

TALK about reinventing the wheel. None of the three actors who play cavemen in the beloved Geico commercials will get to star in the ABC comedy they've inspired.
John Lehr, Jeff Phillips and Ben Weber, who under layers of Cro-Magnon makeup have inspired a cult following, have been kicked out of the cave as the concept goes Hollywood.
In their place, newcomers Nick Kroll, Bill English and Kaitlin Doubleday have been cast to play the group of hypersensitive Cro-Mags who wrestle with prejudice and feel victimized by modern culture, reports Variety.

Jason's snark: Well, the role should be so easy a caveman could do it.