Chuck Lorre Honored With Norman Lear Award, Jokes About His Failed ‘My Little Pony’ Past at Variety’s Annual Showrunners Dinner
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Variety’s annual Showrunners Dinner presented by A+E Studios on Thursday night gathered writers recognized on the publication’s annual TV Producers Impact List, as well as several of this year’s Emmy nominees.
In addition, megaproducer Chuck Lorre (“The Big Bang Theory,” “Mom,” “Bookie”) was honored with Variety’s first Norman Lear Award.
Held at Merois, on the rooftop of the Pendry West Hollywood, the Variety Showrunners Dinner included a very funny acceptance speech by Lorre, who pointed out some of the similarities — but more humorously, the differences — between the two icons. “I think everyone here understands the enormity and significance of Norman Lear’s body of work,” Lorre began. “So in accepting this award, I don’t think it’s false modesty to take a moment and focus on the very large differences between his career and my own.
For starters, Norman Lear began his career writing for Hollywood legends like Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. I began mine writing for the ‘Muppet Babies’ and ‘My Little Pony,’ a show from which I was fired.
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