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Executives discuss future of studio sitcom


July 17, 2008 Kenton Allen, creative head, comedy and comedy North at the BBC, predicted a rebound of studio sitcoms with live audiences in the UK., suggesting that orders seem up. Suzanna Makkos, vp of comedy development for Fox Broadcasting, also suggested that multi-camera shows aren't complete history yet. Comedy Central content development guru Lou Wallach, meanwhile, said "we never were in the studio multi-camera sitcom...we'll never be."

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