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Posted by Goro on 03/01/06 15:06
helenuhm wrote:
> You've got to be kidding me... Arsenio Hall?
>
> I think Arsenio is a classic example of a manic black comic, and I
> think I found him funny because he was Eddie Murphy's protege (and plus
> I was 13). There's a common misconception that Arsenio almost kicked
> Johnny Carson off of the _Tonight Show_, but I heard Arsenio never beat
> him once in ratings.
>
> The thing about Arsenio is that he's so identified as "the black guy
> who used to have his own show during the 90's", and I don't think TV
> execs are willing to put him back on again....
.... except to be the black guy in MARTIAL LAW (b/c RUSH HOUR showed
that the way to do it is to pair Asian guy and Black guy).
-goro-
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