Andrew Dice Clay, the chain-smoking, R-rated comedian who gained notoriety in the 1990s, will headline a scripted series loosely based on his life, the premium cabler announced Friday.

Andrew Dice Clay‘s new series “Dice” has received a Season 2 order at Showtime, TheWrap has learned. The new season will feature seven half-hour episodes and will air in 2017.

In a competitive situation, Showtime has landed Dice, a single-camera scripted comedy starring controversial actor-comedian Andrew Dice Clay, with a six-episode straight-to-series order. Created ...

Andrew Dice Clay's career comeback bid is about to get a boost with Showtime handing the comedian a six-episode order for the semi-autobiographical series "Dice," targeted to air in 2016.