Ken Ehrlich
Ken Ehrlich
Kenneth James "Ken" Ehrlich is an American television producer and director...
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This is an evolving kind of situation, and what might have been appropriate a week ago might not be appropriate this week. Having Ellen DeGeneres as the host, who is from New Orleans, sets the tone right away that there will be a balance. One of the first things Ellen said to me after Katrina hit was that we still need to make people laugh without forgetting about what's going on and not in any way taking away from its meaning.
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These are the guys through whose eyes we've watched the world change,
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Equally important, she knows how to handle a situation like this.
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There's just nobody better to walk on that stage that night and be able to comment on it and bring a personal perspective on it,
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It elevates what the Emmy means to the people who have won it.
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New York City identified and shared a mutual love affair with John and Yoko (Ono), and now more than ever, that unbreakable bond grows even stronger in this time of healing.
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Maybe this is the moment to start the healing process. One of the ways people heal is by being distracted.
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We need to make people laugh. Without forgetting, we need to make people laugh.
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We will have plenty of laughs as well as poignant moments. I think this year in particular -- not only due to world events, but also that there's a fresh crop of nominees and some people that are probably going to walk up there and win their first Emmy -- it sets the table for a pretty exciting show.
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It was not a question of putting music into the show just for the sake of putting music in the show. But if you could have a music component that works, that makes for a great TV show.
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the beginning of a little bit of healing.
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It's fun, it qualifies as entertainment. It's four very diverse performances that I think represent the kind of real iconic TV themes that people hum.
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I want this lit for the rehearsal tomorrow. Either outside, inside, or whatever.
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It will serve as a constant reminder of what's been going on. The magnolia is the state flower of both Louisiana and Mississippi.