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A better angel? Jane Lynch wings in for her funny new sitcom

In this image released by CBS, Maggie Lawson, from left, Jane Lynch  and Kyle Bornheimer appear in a scene from "Angel From Hell." Lynch plays Amy, a spirited but scatter-brained oddball who barges into the life of Allison, an attractive but neurotic young doctor played by Maggie Lawson, insinuating herself as a self-styled "guardian angel.”  (Darren Michaels/CBS via AP)
In this image released by CBS, Maggie Lawson, from left, Jane Lynch and Kyle Bornheimer appear in a scene from "Angel From Hell." Lynch plays Amy, a spirited but scatter-brained oddball who barges into the life of Allison, an attractive but neurotic young doctor played by Maggie Lawson, insinuating herself as a self-styled "guardian angel.” (Darren Michaels/CBS via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) – “A nice match,” says Jane Lynch, referring to herself and her new sitcom role. “Made in heaven, if you will.”

Heaven, indeed.

On CBS’ “Angel From Hell” (Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. EST), Lynch plays Amy, a spirited but scatterbrained oddball who barrels into the life of Allison, a sweet but neurotic young doctor played by Maggie Lawson, insinuating herself as a self-styled “guardian angel.” (“Angel From Hell” also stars Kevin Pollak and Kyle Bornheimer as Allison’s father and brother.)

Is Amy really on a job from God? Or is she a boozy, jobless nutcase from the streets?

“At one point I do something great for Allison and she says, ‘Are you really an angel, or are you just crazy?’ And I just say, ‘Does it matter?'”