Comedy Central has ordered a second season of the weekly series Lewis Black's Root of All Evil. Lauren Carrao, the president of original programming and development, made the announcement today adding that she was thrilled the second season could begin as early as this summer. Of the show's renewal, the comedian joked, "I am conflicted. I am thrilled it's been picked up but it means I have to go back to work."For those of you unfamiliar with Black's show, it features a rotating set of comedians at a round table discussion of various pop culture topics. The press release gives "Dick Cheney Vs. Paris Hilton" and "beer vs. weed" as examples of past topics. The comedians argue who or what is the most evil and Lewis Black gives the final verdict. He also opens each show with one of his fiery monologues. Lewis Black also talked to TV Squad after the first season began.
Here are some of the comedians who have appeared on the show: Andrew Daly, Greg Giraldo, Andy Kindler, Kathleen Madigan, Patton Oswalt, and Paul F. Tompkins. The show returns on Wednesday July 30th at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.
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5-21-2008 @ 8:15PM
0megapart!cle said...
Why, oh fucking why!!!??? I love Lewis Black in his standups and on the Daily Show, but this show sucks. Everything about it sucks. It is barely, if ever, funny, and even Black's performance on it is completely flat. I kept putting off watching it on my DVR, and eventually just deleted the several episodes I had recorded without watching. The show has no worth.
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5-21-2008 @ 9:11PM
Jen said...
Good news. I loved the show for its ability to work up a good rant about any number of evils, from Tila Tequila to Viagra. And any time you've got comedian against comedian, it's all good.
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5-21-2008 @ 10:18PM
Bash said...
I think the work is ok. It's kinda funny, not top notch, but I think it would be foolish of Comedy Central to pass on more shows. The ratings should be high enough and the placement in the hour before the Daily Show good enough to attract enough revenue generating viewers
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5-21-2008 @ 11:02PM
Oreo said...
Well if "Mild of an Ass" keeps coming back there is no reason not to bring this show back.
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