“I mean, when I started out I was billing per hour, like a shrink because you would sit with somebody and work. But most of it, if it's for a live show it's usually a buy-out. A flat fee.” IfsMeanShowsHoursFlatsShrinksFeesBilling Author:Bruce Vilanch
“They make a humongous profit, but the people that work on the shows don't get paid a lot because they're working on the Oscars show. It's the biggest show in the world.” PeopleWorldShowsPaidProfitOscars Author:Bruce Vilanch
“I mean, if they're doing a television show every night like Jon Stewart, or Ellen, or David Letterman, then they have their bunch of people who are sitting on a payroll someplace, who are coming up with material every day of the week. Those are the people who wind up doing the bulk of the work for them when they host the thing, because that's their team.” PeopleIfsMeanShowsNightWeekTeamTelevisionWindMaterialsSittingBunchHostEvery NightTelevision ShowsPayrollDays Of The WeekLetterman Author:Bruce Vilanch
“I have one rave New York Times review framed next to a flop Los Angeles Times review. And it's for the same show. These people watched the same show. That's what happens. They love it, they hate it.” PeopleShowsHappensHateNextNew YorkLos AngelesReviewsNew York TimesFramedRave Author:Bruce Vilanch
“I mean, people who watch Jon Stewart's show every night don't think he went far enough, because he couldn't do what he does on his show every night, because it's a different job. The same thing with Chris Rock. He can't come out and do a tossed-salad routine, the way he does on his HBO shows, because this is the Academy Awards.” PeopleThinkingWayMeanDoeDifferentEnoughShowsJobsNightWatchesRocksAwardsRoutineEvery NightAcademySaladMean PeopleHboAcademy AwardsDifferent Jobs Author:Bruce Vilanch
