Matt Le Blanc, who played the funny character ‘Joey’ in the decade-long TV series ‘Friends,’ has won himself a TV series – and he’ll be playing himself.

According to Variety, Matt Le Blanc is returning to the small screen in a new Showtime series entitled “Episodes.” The show takes a satirical look at the American television, when a successful comedy series of a British couple gets transformed into a dumb American sitcom, which stars LeBlanc.

Showtime President of Entertainment Robert Greenblatt said in a statement, “We jumped at the chance to get involved with this cockeyed look at network television told through the eyes of unsuspecting British producers who don’t know what hit them when they enter the lion’s den of Hollywood. And Matt LeBlanc … is icing on the cake.”

The 42-year-old LeBlanc said of his new TV gig, “I am really excited to be working with Showtime and the BBC. And I am so glad I got the part, seeing someone else play Matt LeBlanc would have been devastating.”

Episodes is created by the BBC and Showtime. LeBlanc will be working with David Crane of “Friends” and Jeffrey Klarik of “Mad About You.” The production will begin this winter in London and Hollywood and is scheduled to premiere in 2010.