Loomis was a television pilot written and produced by Gary Janetti and Cheri Oteri. It starred Oteri as a local news reporter who dreams of becoming a national talk show host. The supporting cast consisted of Will Arnett, Shirley Knight, and Philip Baker Hall, Mary Birdsong, and Tim Sarkes. Arnett played Oteri's slacker brother, Knight played her eccentric mother Trish, and Hall played her gruff father Jack. Cheri Oteri (born Cheryl OTeari on September 19, 1965 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania) is an American actress and comedian best known for her work on NBCs Saturday Night Live. ... William Will Emerson Arnett (born June 5, 1970) (pronounced ) is a Canadian actor known for his role as George Oscar G.O.B Bluth II (pronounced Job, like the biblical figure) on the now-cancelled FOX comedy Arrested Development. ... Shirley Enola Knight, also known by her married name of Shirley Knight Hopkins, was born on July 5, 1936, to a wealthy family in Goessel, Kansas. ... Philip Baker Hall (born September 10, 1931) is an American screen actor. ... Mary Birdsong. ...