Allison Janney basking in "Sunshine"

Cast member Allison Janney poses at the premiere of ''Juno'' at the Village theatre in Westwood, California December 3, 2007.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "The West Wing" alumna Allison Janney has been tapped to co-star opposite Matthew Perry on the comedy pilot "Mr. Sunshine."

The project stars Perry as the manager of an aging San Diego stadium who realizes on his 40th birthday that he can no longer get by on just his charming, noncommittal ways. Janney will play his boss, Crystal, who runs the arena. "Sunshine" is based on an idea by Perry, who wrote the script with Alex Barnow and Marc Firek.

In addition to "Mr. Sunshine," Janney is attached to Showtime's drama pilot "Shameless." She has a pivotal recurring role on the project, which reunites her with her "West Wing" executive producer John Wells. It's a reunion at "Mr. Sunshine" too, where Janney gets to work again with "West Wing" director/executive producer Thomas Schlamme and Perry, who did an arc on the White House drama.