Remembering Norman Lear, Legendary Television Producer

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

News, Daily News, Comedy

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🗓️ 6 December 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

The Daily Show remembers television pioneer, Norman Lear. In this 2014 Daily Show appearance, Norman talks with Jon Stewart about the premiere of 'All in the Family,' the one line of dialogue the network wanted removed, and why he pushed back. He also recalls his first big break and how he remembers crying because he thought Jerry Lewis messed up one of his sketches. Jon and Norman also discuss how Norman became an icon for the free speech movement, and what being an American means to him. Plus, Jon thanks Norman for raising him with his groundbreaking television shows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:03.0	My guest, the legendary
0:05.0	my guest, the legendary TV producer.
0:10.0	His new memoir is called Even This. I Get to Experience,
0:16.0	please welcome to the program. Norman Lear.
0:19.0	Norman... Norman Lear!
0:25.0	Yes!
0:28.0	Yes! What a night!
0:32.0	What a night to be here.
0:33.0	Listen, look at this book here, even this I get the experience.
0:36.0	I want to thank you for raising me.
0:39.0	I want to thank you for making this this last piece was no wonder my wife and I go to bed with you every night
0:48.0	Oh really that's
0:51.0	Every night.
0:56.0	My ears are burning. How, how, first of all, you, kids today, they have everything at their fingertips fingertips they can download things they have it they have they can watch things when they want all on the family
1:07.8	Maud the Jefferson's this was appointment television I can remember as a kid the anticipation and excitement when your
1:16.4	shows were going to be coming on.
1:19.3	You owned television back then.
1:21.3	I was working as hard as you work today. No.
1:25.0	And no, truly, that's what we were doing. We were all working our asses off to make the
1:30.0	best television we thought we could.
1:32.6	The difference was that we were all serious people.
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