Glee actress Jane Lynch has joined the cast of The Three Stooges movie being helmed by The Farrelly Brothers.

According to Deadline.com she'll play Mother Superior, who runs the orphanage where the trio grows up - despite her best efforts to get them adopted. 24 star Chris Diamantopoulos, Shit My Dad Says actor Will Sasso and former Will and Grace comic relief Sean Hayes will play the stooges.

The film is due to go in front of cameras in the next few weeks with a slimmed down budget of $30 million.