Friday, January 29, 2016

How Tim Allen's 'Last Man Standing' Gets Away With Politically Incorrect Humor

How Tim Allen's 'Last Man Standing' Gets Away With Politically Incorrect Humor

January 29, 2016 How Tim Allen's 'Last Man Standing' Gets Away With Politically Incorrect Humor , 0 Comments


By Bryn Elise Sandberg, Jan 28, 2016 Hollywood Reporter

"You've heard the old saying, 'Dying is easy, comedy is hard,'" said Fox TV Group chairman Gary Newman at a cake-cutting ceremony in January celebrating the longevity of his studio's Tim Allen starrer Last Man Standing. "Well, nothing is harder than broadcast comedy, and our show defied the odds." In the 2010-11 TV season, the four networks ordered a total of 42 comedy pilots. Of those, 16 were picked up to series. Now, only three remain on the air. And of those three, only one stars the guy who voiced Buzz Lightyear and made Home Improvement one of the biggest sitcom hits of the '90s (others in that club include Seinfeld and Roseanne).

As the ABC comedy prepares to mark its 100th episode threshold Jan. 29, its viewership is holding steady at 8.7 million, making the 20th Century Fox TV-produced multicam the No. 1 show in its Friday slot. THR sat down with the always irascible Tim Allen, 62, and talked about his return to network TV, how he relates to his right wing character and why he thinks Donald Trump "might be able to do the stuff that needs fixing."  
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