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Thomas Lennon

"There was so long from when we did the pilot and then when the show was eventually picked up by Comedy Central - and, in fact, we had to shoot the pilot twice."

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"There was so long from when we did the pilot and then when the show was eventually picked up by Comedy Central - and, in fact, we had to shoot the pilot twice."

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"Why do we laugh at such terrible things? Because comedy is often the sarcastic realization of inescapable tragedy."

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"She's got feet like boats, whiskers like an American, and her undies are filthy."

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