Show Rundown: January 14, 2010
Conan Invites Howard to Do ‘The Tonight Show’
An Interview With Lork, the BCS Championship Streaker
Eric the Midget Cancels His ‘American Idol’ Commentary Show
Jason Kaplan and Lisa G. Get Into It Over Annual Staff Portrait
Medicate Pete Admits He Lied About Kissing a Girl
Greg Fitzsimmons Says He’s Been Fired From ‘The Ellen Show’
Greg Fitzsimmons Says He’s Been Fired From ‘The Ellen Show’
"I stopped going to production meetings," the stand-up comedian says of the circumstances leading to his exit
Greg said he’d been fired from a network show before – ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’: “I sort of, uh, brought it on. I stopped going to production meetings. I started saying things about people in front of them – as I passed them in the halls…I wanted out of there.”
Howard wondered if Greg had been discriminated against by the largely-gay crew, and Greg nodded: “I wouldn’t say in the legal sense. I would say in the spiritual sense…I was not given credit because of who I was.”
Greg went on: “I’d score 10 – 15 jokes a show on top of writing the monologue…and [was] treated like a red-headed stepchild.”
The lack of recognition ate at him – and eventually caused his hostile hallway behavior: “I’m a very sensitive guy and when I feel unloved, I lash out.”