The Town With Matthew Belloni
Chuck Lorre on Surviving Sitcoms, Difficult Stars, Replacing Sheen, and Ghosting Scientology
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About the episode
Matt is joined by legendary showrunner Chuck Lorre to discuss his new memoir, Sitcom, the heyday of network television, the decline of the general sitcom and whether it can be revived, working with difficult people, how to build a perfect writers room, replacing Charlie Sheen with Ashton Kutcher on Two and a Half Men, working with Les Moonves, and leaving Scientology (02:50). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about Universal Studios (31:55).
Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Chuck Lorre
Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Jessie Lopez, and Stefano Sanchez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo