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Sad news today for the Lopeziacs. From the Hollywood Reporter:
TBS is pulling the plug on its late night effort, Lopez Tonight.
According to a network spokesperson, Thursday night will be the final episode of the George Lopez vehicle.
The series, which premiered in November 2009, has struggled to garner broad viewership in an increasingly crowded late night landscape. He was bumped back an hour to a midnight slot to accommodate Conan O’Brien’s Conan earlier this year.
To some people, it might have always seemed like an unnecessary attempt to fill a niche that didn’t exist: a second-string late night player on a basic cable network with a passion for racial pandering using that passion to the weirdest ends possible (seriously, boys, what WAS that DNA test thing?). To others it was a show they haven’t even heard of. Right? Those are the two possible people to be? Just playing! That show was not for me, but I’m sure it was for SOMEONE. Not enough someones, clearly, but still. Good luck to Mr. Lopez in all of his future endeavors. Our thoughts and prayers are with the things that everyone else was thinking that he will no longer be able to say during this difficult time.
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The one time I saw this show, I spent most of the time trying to figure out if George Lopez was wearing a George Lopez Halloween mask or not.
(I think he was?)
TV just became really, really white again. So a Chicano can’t be on TV, but a ginger can?
Don’t worry, It’s TBS: Very Funny, not TBS: Very Sunny, so gingers are safe.
For those of you not “in the know” on “the haps,” this is almost a direct quote from when his sitcom was cancelled and he claimed it was because of his race, despite having been on for 6 seasons, which is much longer than the average sitcom.
He stole this routine from Dennis Miller and Chevy Chase…
viva la raza!
just kidding. even this kid in a sombrero couldn’t stand that show.
I’ll never forget that episode where he…no, his guest showed up with…no, I think it was George…nevermind, I can’t remember.
Guys, how did we not know that he had Twitter war with Kirstie Alley? Did we know, and just nobody ever told me? And even when he apologized, she demanded his kidney! That really happened!
I’m struggling to come up with a joke that doesn’t depend on George Lopez being Hispanic, but then again so is he.
“I’m sorry Mr. Lopez, but I’m afraid I have to inform you that we are canceling Lopez Tonight.”
“AY DIOS MIOOOOOOO!”
Its not racist because I’m mexican? At least thats what I’ve learned from George Lopez.
I think G. Lo is taking this news a bit too hard.
George Lopez survived Maria.
They cancelled the show because everyone agreed that he really needs to rest his voice for awhile.
You mean all the WHITE MEN agreed to that!
Are you implying that only white men care about pharyngeal health? That, sir, is racist!
I remember when all those reports came out a few months ago about Taco Bell not putting enough actual meat in what they claimed was meat and George Lopez had a decent bit about it in his monologue that night. It was along the lines of “I think we should really be criticizing Taco Bell for claiming to make Mexican food.” I laughed and thought that this was the pinnacle of Lopez Tonight’s contribution to society, these 20 seconds.
True Story about Mexican food: I was dating a girl who was very considerate (at times) and my parents flew into Los Angeles to visit on a weekend that happened to include her birthday. So they offered to take her out to dinner, any place or kind of food she wanted (they are very considerate). The girlfriend, not wanting to impose on their wallets, said “How about Mexican?” Because her experience of Mexican was basically Taco Bell, with an occasional “upscale” joint like Chili’s thrown in (she grew up in rural Virginia, if that helps). Well, my parents said okay and (it was their vacation, keep in mind) picked a Mexican restaurant overlooking the ocean with a great seafood menu. And dinner cost a quizillion dollars. And not only was girlfriend mortified at the prices, she ALSO had no idea what to order, because there were no burritos or tacos on the menu.
What I am trying to say is I dated a racist and my parents are nice.
“George Lopez is an immensely talented comedian. TBS Very Funny.” TBS’s tombstone
It was also announced today that Tyler Perry is maybe getting his own television station. TBS more or less has all of their eggs in Conan’s basket at this point.
Does that mean all Tyler Perry-related material will be in one convenient location? So that I can avoid it more efficiently? This is great news for me.
TPS: Very Racist
I mean surely Tyler Perry is a voting member of the BET Executive Board, right?
I’M WITH LOPO
Lopo? No, bro.
His ratings took a hit when Nick started showing reruns of his sitcom in the same time slot as his late-night show and viewers couldn’t figure out which one to ignore more.
The Hispanic portion of my family loves this guy like crazy (I think I’ve seen the show only once). Also really into Carlos Mencia. The non-Hispanic portion of my family just went en-mass to see Smurfs 2 together.
Basically my family has bad taste in comedy.
Also, the non-Hispanic portion of your family lives in the future!
Ha whoops! Smurfs 1 I mean. I’m sure they preordered the Smurfs 2 tickets though.
He has a life plan that includes marrying a white woman.
reports on the set this morning said Lopez could be heard shouting…but the staff assured everyone that he was just practicing his monologue.
I’ve always found him super off-putting, especially the way he ratchets up his Latino accent when he’s telling a particularly racist joke so you know it’s Ok for him to make fun of Mexicans because, like, they’re his people and such
I think an executive at had TBS lost a bet and because of that had to air Lopez Tonight and now the bet has finally been paid up.
Dear TBS: We bet you one (1) poorly-produced Latino late night talk show that you can’t increase the amount of minority-centric programming, while still maintaining a competitive viewership.”
-The United States government, circa 2002
George Lopez is not funny. So today, comedy is the victor. And no more painful cross-promotions between Conan and Lopez, that’s a plus. I wonder if Coco feels any guilt about this.
This proves Vince Lombardi’s old adage, “If you are fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.”
I will hand it to George Lopez, though — he thoroughly made himself laugh.
It is kind of weird that without George Lopez having informed me of them, I wouldn’t be aware of half the slurs available for use against Latinos. Good job, GoLo.
YES! FINALLY! GONE FOREVER. I’ve used his show with my roommate in the same way that Videogum used the 90′s A Cappella video with its readers; as an endurance test. I am so glad that it can never be used in that fashion again.
If George Lopez had a donated kidney for every talk show of his that got canceled, he’d still be alive today. Wait, it all worked out…