Kimmel Cancels Live In Front of a Studio Audience
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“Live In Front of a Studio Audience” is highly likely over: Jimmy Kimmel is keeping the series on a “permanent pause” following the death of Norman Lear.
Norman Lear’s Impact: Kimmel states it would be “too emotional” and his “heart could not take it” to continue the series without Lear.The show heavily featured and celebrated lear’s work.
show’s Premise: The series recreated classic sitcoms from the 1970s written by Norman Lear, highlighting their continued relevance. Episodes Recreated:
Special 1: “All in the Family” (“Henry’s Farewell”) and “the Jeffersons” (“A Friend in Need”).
Special 2: Another “All in the Family” episode and an episode of “good times.”
Special 3: “The Facts of Life” (“Kids Can Be Cruel”) and “diff’rent Strokes” (“Willis’ Privacy”).
Recent Emmy Win: Kimmel won the Creative Arts Emmy for game show host for “who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”.
Previous Emmy Win: Kimmel and Ben Stein won a Daytime Emmy in 1999 for “Win Ben stein’s Money.” This was Comedy Central’s first Emmy win.
Timing of Previous Win: The 1999 win coincided with the debut of “South Park” on Comedy Central, a channel with a smaller audience at the time, and they beat out established game shows like “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy!”.