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I imagine and i can understand, imagine if i went into a store and saw al pacino working there. i would be sensitive and nice about it, but it would be shocking. thats what its like for some people. it doesnt make sense. >> one would think you are on "the cosby show" and that was one of the biggest sitcoms. is it because the show was taken off or are you no longer getting residuals in. >> it ended 26 years ago. people dont realize that because they were watching reruns. for the past 26 years, i ...

In, they were explosions. >> there was something very special about that setting, those characters, that i never got tired of writing that show. >> sophisticated surveys, and test audiences, all of those things separate winners from losers and made miss-course corrections, can you not cut all comedies from the same cookie cutter, all you can hope is that every night turns out like thursday. >> yo, angela! >> next! >> how rude! >> its quick, i will give him that. >> all of television said, oh, we...

>> lets see how you like this naughty boy. >> oh my god. >> we certainly associate nbc of the 90s with having extremely successful sitcoms. but they werent the only network that found their way to having some success. tgif was on abc on friday and it was their block of family oriented comedies. >> i cant take it. i need the cake. >> oh, michelle. >> it was not sophisticated television. but these were shows that people adored. >> [ laughter ] >> cbs. >> cbs was in a really bad spot. they are just...

Basically like a typical day at the white house. in your face, trump. im looking at this like its game day, people. dont worry at this game you guys are allowed to kneel and do whatever you want. no old white man that can stop you. ♪ courage to the. do what i love and support my girl ♪ and maybe one day i will be ♪ brian: vmas took place just over my left shoulder here in new york city yesterday. they couldnt really be more detached from what a lot of people right here in radio city. a lot...

Row is like a girl scout group. i think the day is just around the corner, you can blow a buddy if hes not feeling good about himself. hey, bud, im sorry about losing your job, that will make you feel funny. i remember this wonderful woman says, we loved the show, little difficult explaining fallatio to a 9-year-old. i sent her money back. >> hi, honey. you may not remember today, but it was one of the best days of my life. >> a lot of times with sitcoms, you become this household name and someb...

>> i see peoples faces and a lot of nice ladies in the audience are like -- you just keep your mouth like that, ill be right there. >> he loved it. he loved that they were thrown off. he was free. [ bleep ] and suck my hundred million dollar [ bleep ]. >> thats the perfect room. you get to have a tv show, make some money, but you also get to do standup comedy and be who you are. >> great success. doesnt come for everybody. the landscape is strewn with the bodies of standups who got television de...

You may not remember today, but it was one of the best days of my life. >> a lot of times with sitcoms, you become this household name and somebody sees you dirty and you go like this. >> i got married, married my girlfriend of seven years. thats her age, im going to jail. >> lets say you know him from "full house," thats the father from "full house," we should take the kids and go to the show. first of all, the kids wont get in. but youll just shoot yourself at the front table. what have i done...

Million dollar [ bleep ]. >> thats the perfect room. you get to have a tv show, make some money, but you also get to do standup comedy and be who you are. >> great success. doesnt come for everybody. the landscape is strewn with the bodies of standups who got television deals and it just didnt work. >> my butt is really sore. >> from when they were playing pin the tail on the honky. >> they tried sitcoms with dave chappell. its not just finding the funniest person with the funniest voice. its no...

The humor was more daring and more satirical, and it was political. >> you still have 50 seconds left, mr. president. >> let me just sum up, on track, stay the course. a thousand points of light. stay the course. >> governor dukakis, rebuttal? >> i cant believe im losing to this guy. >> ill get it. >> its the garry shandling show. >> people were taking the old principles of comedy and trying to turn them into something new. we spent years watching sitcoms and dramas and talk shows and we knew th...

>> there was something very special about that setting, those characters, that i never got tired of writing that show. >> sophisticated surveys, telephonic samplings, test audiences. all of those things help to separate winners from losers and make midcourse corrections. but you cant cut all comedies from the same cookie cutters. all you can hope is every night turns out like thursday. >> yo, angela! >> next. >> how rude. >> hes quick. ill give him that. >> all of television said, oh, well, mayb...