Jann Arden to play fictionalized self

Canadian singer-songwriter Jann Arden is getting her own meta comedy series on CTV.

The eight-time Juno Award winner will play a “fictionalized version of herself” on “Jann,” which is set to debut next year.

Her character is described as a newly single singer-songwriter who is trying to revive her career while grappling with her mother’s early stages of dementia. Filming is set to start this fall in her home city of Calgary.

“I am more or less freaking out about this amazing opportunity to partner up with CTV!” Arden said in a statement.

“I have had a long and successful relationship with the network and can’t wait to have everybody see the ‘Jann’ show! The support of their creative team means the world to me and I know we are going to make something hilarious and heartfelt at the same time.”

Arden is known for her quick wit and has been a guest co-host on CTV’s daytime talk show “The Social.” She was also a contributor to the network’s recent royal wedding coverage.

“Every time Jann shows up on a CTV show, our ratings go up,” said Mike Cosentino, president of content and programming at Bell Media.

“I am not a guy who laughs out loud reading scripts. I was howling reading the script,” added Bell Media president Randy Lennox.

Also set to debut on CTV next year is the Martin Scorsesedirected “SCTV Reunion Special,” featuring an interview Jimmy Kimmel recently did with the surviving original cast members in Toronto.

CTV has also announced a new multi-year partnership with Canada’s Walk of Fame to become the official and exclusive broadcaster of the awards.

The next awards ceremony, which marks the event’s 20th anniversary, will take place in December. “We’re going to really super-charge the format,” said Cosentino. Other new Bell Media announcements included the rebranding of four of its specialty channels as CTV properties, and the launch of two new video-on-demand services.