Longtime LGBT ally Roseanne Barr is bringing her down-home humor back to television, as NBC just greenlit a series starring her as the doyenne of a mobile home park.

The topical Downwardly Mobile will be written and executive-produced by Barr and Eric Gilliland, who also worked on the much-revered Roseanne sitcom on ABC. Read more here.The outspoken Barr brought LGBT issues to the American public on Roseanne and often espouses her liberal views on talk shows and Twitter.

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