January 19, 2005
BRING BACK THE LEGEND, COLIN QUINN:
Here's an interesting article.
Comedy Will Take Chances 'If It Makes us Laugh'
Wed Jan 19, 2005 05:19 AM ET
By Kimberly Speight
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The broadcast networks haven't had much recent success with comedy series because they're spending too much time "watering down" their shows for the audience and trying to "rip off" the competition, Comedy Central president Doug Herzog told an industry crowd Tuesday.
"Comedy is really hard," said Herzog, the featured speaker at the Industry Forum Luncheon series at the Museum of Television & Radio in Beverly Hills. "The process (of creating a comedy series) is broken at the networks a little bit. ... You have to know comedy. (At Comedy Central), if it makes us laugh, we'll take a chance on it."
Herzog -- who's responsible for such Comedy Central hits as "South Park" and "The Daily Show" -- also said that the cable network's late-night series "Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn" isn't necessarily off the air permanently.
"It's resting," he quipped. "We're contemplating bringing it back. There's a lot of value in what Colin built."
He added that if "Tough Crowd" were to return to the network's schedule, it might be a retooled version, with Quinn likely involved in the series but not necessarily as the host.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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Here's an interesting article.
Comedy Will Take Chances 'If It Makes us Laugh'
Wed Jan 19, 2005 05:19 AM ET
By Kimberly Speight
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The broadcast networks haven't had much recent success with comedy series because they're spending too much time "watering down" their shows for the audience and trying to "rip off" the competition, Comedy Central president Doug Herzog told an industry crowd Tuesday.
"Comedy is really hard," said Herzog, the featured speaker at the Industry Forum Luncheon series at the Museum of Television & Radio in Beverly Hills. "The process (of creating a comedy series) is broken at the networks a little bit. ... You have to know comedy. (At Comedy Central), if it makes us laugh, we'll take a chance on it."
Herzog -- who's responsible for such Comedy Central hits as "South Park" and "The Daily Show" -- also said that the cable network's late-night series "Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn" isn't necessarily off the air permanently.
"It's resting," he quipped. "We're contemplating bringing it back. There's a lot of value in what Colin built."
He added that if "Tough Crowd" were to return to the network's schedule, it might be a retooled version, with Quinn likely involved in the series but not necessarily as the host.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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