“There were 84 original episodes. It was rated No. 1 and No. 2 on the Fox Children's Network. We figured it was time to make it available to people who have never watched it.” PeopleChildrenComedyOriginalsAvailableEpisodesFoxes Author:Howie Mandel
“In the original draft I was 27 and Peter was 55 in the script. That's not the same as a guy in his 40s and a dad in the end of his 70s. It's a different point in both our lives.” DifferentEndsGuyComedyOur LivesDadOriginalsScriptsPeter Author:Paul Reiser
“I would love to continue to challenge myself by trying different things. Action, Drama, Comedy... I would be grateful to do any and all of it if someone is kind enough to hire me! I have such a wonderful time on The Originals though, because I get to play Rebekah in so many different periods. I'm a little spoiled.” IfsTryingKindLittlesDifferentEnoughPlayWould BeActionChallengesComedyWonderfulPeriodsDramaOriginalsGratefulDifferent ThingsBe GratefulSpoiledWonderful TimesTrying Different Things Author:Claire Holt
“A lot of our favorite comedies in general are usually directed by writers, whether or not they wrote the original script themselves.” ComedyOriginalsScripts Author:Jon Hurwitz
“Lifetime is television for women. Yet for some reason, there's always a woman getting beaten on that channel. "In a Lifetime original, Meredith Baxter-Berney gets beaten with a rod. In a Lifetime original, Rod."” ReasonFunnyComedyTelevisionOriginalsLifetimeBeaten Author:Jim Gaffigan
“That is the problem with comedy in India. Spoofing sells. Come up with original comedy about the hilarious nation we are, with funny accents and odd rituals, and we get into trouble.” ProblemNationsComedyTroubleIndiaOriginalsSellsCome UpOddRitualAccents Author:Cyrus Broacha
“I still don't really know what my style is. I like a lot of different kinds of comedy, I like watching it and I like being inventive and original. That's the problem with doing a longer set - you can't do every joke that you have because some stuff contradicts other stuff. Even when you know that the audience knows that you're joking and it's not true, you still can't do a joke about your family dying and then later talk about your Mom. I mean you want to keep some kind of cohesive order going.” KnowsWantKindMeanStillsDifferentProblemOrderStuffAudienceComedyDyingStyleMomJokesOriginalsOur FamilyDifferent KindsYour MomTrue You Author:Bonnie McFarlane
“Comedy Central wanted to do a show with me, I had a couple failures under my belt with them already, but they still wanted to try something else. They came to me and said they wanted to do something that was internet focused and created original content on their site, so they could compete with the funny or dies and what not. So that was the premise, and they gave us a small amount of money, $5000, and from there it turned into the show.” TryingSaidStillsShowsWantedDiesComedyAmountCoupleInternetOriginalsFocusedSiteBeltsPremisesSmall AmountsFunny Or Die Author:Daniel Tosh
“Wonder Showzen is one of my favorite shows of all time. When I first saw it, I thought it was so funny and new and original and edgy and insane and subversive. I didn't know comedy could do that.” KnowsFirstsShowsWonderSawsComedyOriginalsMy FavoriteInsaneAll TimeSubversiveEdgy Author:Eric Andre
“There's an argument that maybe [The Grinder] was better suited for streaming or cable. I don't know. I still like to think there's a place for smart, subversive, original comedies on networks.” ThinkingKnowsStillsComedySmartArgumentOriginalsCablesSubversiveStreamingGrinder Author:Rob Lowe
“I think romance is a tool, comedy is a tool and drama is a tool. I really just want to tell stories that challenge the viewer, move people, make you laugh, perhaps push an idea about being open-minded but never settle on a genre or an opinion. I hate genre. I like movies that are original in their approach.” PeopleThinkingWantIdeasStoriesRomanceMovingHateChallengesOpinionLaughingComedyDramaApproachToolsI HateOriginalsGenreSettlingViewersOpen MindedMake You LaughNever SettleBeing Open Minded Author:Jason Reitman