nbc think. that s where all our brains get to write stuff. liz, it seems to me that writing for comedy , you have to be lik a race driver. you have to race as fast as you can but not get killed, which is a tricky bit of business every night of your life and sometimes you get killed. what do you make about the first one, roseanne barr? was she was that a firing offense from your perspective by abc? was it fair that she was knocked out of a comeback career? yeah. totally fair. i mean when you literally, out of thin air, decide to use something that has been a symbol of dehumanizing imagery and a way to literally make black folks lesser than everyone else a lesser species, yeah. absolutely. when you put that out there and that s just horrifying enough. but when abc and roseanne were
winstead, co-creator of the daily show, ted johnson, variety, sophia riley and a contributory nbc think where our brains get together. liz, you ve been in the business. it seems writing for comedy standing up in front of a brick wall or on television, you have to be like a race driver. race as fast as you can but not get killed which is a tricky business every night of your life. sometimes you get killed. what do you make about the first one, roseanne barr? was that a firing offense from your perspective by abc? was it fair she was knocked out of a comeback career? yeah. totally fair. i mean, when you literally out of thin air decide to use something that has been a symbol of dehumanizing imagery and a way to literally make black folks lesser than everyone else. lesser species. absolutely. when you put that out there, and
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yeah, they have been hot lately. basketball, overseas this is just so strange. stefan marbury. remember him? oh, yeah. he s had a big comeback career he plays with the baig ducks, right? yes. you follow the ducks closely. i love chinese basketball. stefan marbury has a bronze statue erected as well he should. as a tribute to him. he is immortalized there. unveiled yesterday. things get really weird here. dennis rodman gave the dedication speech. there s dennis with the mike in his hand. it was a sign of appreciation from fans to marbury. not eligible for the mvp because he is not a chinese citizen. stefan marbury, bronze statue. coming up, heads roll today as three top executives, including the woman who oversaw the unit whose gamble set off the $2 billion loss, announced last week. will this moment on wall street change the way it is regulated?
hangover a huge hit of 2009. we said mel gibson was going to have a comeback career. apparently the idea has been nixed. the studio and the crew movie, the protest at that hollywood reporter is now reporting that mel is out. it s not going to happen. interesting here, they said one of the main stars, zack galifianakis hinted saying i m in a deep protest right now, the movie i m working on up in arms about something. not making any leeway. already a hint there, the frustration behind the jeans. scenes. mel is out, and he s going to be like a tattoo playing a tattoo in the seek equal. for the past two weeks brett favre and the sex scandal