One of the co-hosts of ABC’s daytime hit "The View" will soon have her own sitcom. Lifetime has set an Oct. 5 premiere date for “Sherri,” the new sitcom from Sherri Shepherd, reports the New York Post.

Shepherd, who is also a co-host of ABC’s “The View,” based the show on her stand-up act. She plays a newly divorced mom and part-time comedian who is re-entering the dating scene.

–Elizabeth Jensen