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George Lopez says he’s ready to talk, in English and Spanish
George Lopez saw a lack of diversity in late-night talk. He thinks he's the guy to bring it.
These are tough times for late-night talk-show hosts. Jay Leno, whose late-night show doesn’t air so late anymore, has been under scrutiny for low ratings ever since he went to prime time in September. David Letterman is at the center of a sexual scandal. And those are the guys who are getting attention; Jimmy Fallon has fallen so far off the radar that he recently did a 30 Rock cameo spoofing his troubles as the host of NBC’s Late Night.
With all that going on, it seems only logical to start an interview with George Lopez, who is launching his own chatfest Monday night on TBS, whether he is — to put it the way that he might put it — loco.
"No, I don’t think so," says Lopez, who sounds relaxed and confident during a phone interview. "It’s an opportunity. It’s almost like Mad Max — you get to ride into town and wear black and clean up."
With Lopez Tonight, Lopez plans to clean up a lot of things. When Fallon was announced as Conan O’Brien’s replacement, many critics pointed out that all the network late-night hosts were white men. Lately, there have been some moves to change that, with comedian Mo’Nique’s BET talk-variety show and Wanda Sykes’ new Saturday-night Fox show. Like those hosts, Lopez saw too little diversity in late night, and he’s pretty straightforward about it.
George Lopez saw a lack of diversity in late-night talk. He thinks he's the guy to bring it.
These are tough times for late-night talk-show hosts. Jay Leno, whose late-night show doesn’t air so late anymore, has been under scrutiny for low ratings ever since he went to prime time in September. David Letterman is at the center of a sexual scandal. And those are the guys who are getting attention; Jimmy Fallon has fallen so far off the radar that he recently did a 30 Rock cameo spoofing his troubles as the host of NBC’s Late Night.
With all that going on, it seems only logical to start an interview with George Lopez, who is launching his own chatfest Monday night on TBS, whether he is — to put it the way that he might put it — loco.
"No, I don’t think so," says Lopez, who sounds relaxed and confident during a phone interview. "It’s an opportunity. It’s almost like Mad Max — you get to ride into town and wear black and clean up."
With Lopez Tonight, Lopez plans to clean up a lot of things. When Fallon was announced as Conan O’Brien’s replacement, many critics pointed out that all the network late-night hosts were white men. Lately, there have been some moves to change that, with comedian Mo’Nique’s BET talk-variety show and Wanda Sykes’ new Saturday-night Fox show. Like those hosts, Lopez saw too little diversity in late night, and he’s pretty straightforward about it.
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