Praise Jeebus: Dunham is Done
by MICHAEL TUNISON / COMEDY CENTRAL / TV
For a network that produces some of the best content cable TV has offered over the last decade, Comedy Central has also been a font for some of the worst of it, if it isn’t Carlos Mencia, it’s “My Secret Girlfriend” or the rancidly unfunny puppeteer Jeff Dunham. Thankfully, his show - which somehow drew a network record 5.3 million viewers for its premiere - is not being re-upped.
Comedy Central spokesman Steve Albani says the network will continue “to be in business with Jeff in a big way,” including a live tour, standup special, DVDs and consumer-products partnership.
That’s unfortunate, but at least those are all things I can easily avoid. For now, let us give thanks for the elimination of one piece of toxic filler in what is largely still a redeeming slate of programming. Unless, of course, this is just an excuse to bring “Drawn Together” back.
— January 20‚ 2009 —
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