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AMC will premiere a new unscripted series from Kevin Smith called 'Hollywood Babble On'.

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Kevin Smith has just expanded his empire on AMC.

"I love you, @AMC_TV!" Smith effervesced on Twitter today, and it's no wonder.

In addition to renewing Smith's "Comic Book Men" for a fourth season, the network announced that it was adding a late-night talk show pilot, "Hollywood Babble-On," to its roster. Smith will co-host.

While "Comic Book Men" is a reality show starring the staff of Smith's Red Bank comic book shop Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, "Hollywood Babble-On" takes its name from the podcast Smith hosts with Ralph Garman (see video below).

Smith, 43, a Red Bank native, will serve as an executive producer alongside Garman. Wilshire Studios, responsible for E! shows "Fashion Police" and "The Soup," will produce.

But that's not where the Smith love ends. A "Comic Book Men" spinoff is also due on AMC, centered around regular character Robert Bruce. In that show, the comic book collector and "fellow experts" will travel the United States in search of desirable finds.

Caution: explicit language

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