How does the push for more diversity in late-night comedy square with a declining viewership?
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The ‘HOME IMPROVEMENT’ Lawsuit: A Messy Feud over a Billion-Dollar Comedy
Judging by the numbers, the Tim Allen’s 1990s sitcom Home Improvement is a highly successful show which has brought in well over a billion dollars and tons of laughter to boot. But from the look of things, the laughter stopped a rather long time ago for the creators of the show, who claim they have been…
ABC’s ‘FAMILY TOOLS’: the Money Fight on the Sidelines of a TV Comedy
When money and comedy mix, sometimes things can get way too funny. Like at ABC, where even though the station’s comedy Family Tools is still months away from its debut, one of its stars Leah Remini is already locked in a messy squabble with her handlers over her fat pay check from the show. And…
Conan’s NBC: No laughing matter for a funnyman
On Sunday, January 10, NBC made it official that it will cancel the 10 p.m. “Jay Leno Show” effective February 12, and move Leno over to an 11:35 p.m. time slot. For Conan O’Brien, NBC said it would offer the funnyman from Harvard the chance to move his “Tonight Show” back just a half hour…