Behind the Scenes: What's Your "Balls Policy"?
If you've ever wondered what it's like to work at Comedy Central, this
email, sent out this morning by a departing exec with a wicked sense of humor and a gift for saving important emails,
pretty much sums it up:
"I’ve thought long and hard about how to end this e-mail. Like all of
you, I’m constantly asked “What is it like working at Comedy
Central???” I usually reply by forwarding an e-mail that I received in
1999, which is attached below. It came from [Entertainment Cable
Network], and was in response to concerns they had with a South Park
promo spot I sent them to run on their air. I think it sums up the
surreal nature of our world quite succinctly."
(The email after the jump)
—–Original Message—–
From: XXXX
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 1:42 PM
To: 'XXX'; 'XXX'; 'XXX'
Cc: XXX; XXX
Subject: Comedy Central's South Park Spot for w/o 2/8
XXX, XXX and XXX,
Sorry, but our Standards & Practices team has rejected the South
Park spot you provided for this week that asks the question, "Where did
Chef suggest you put his balls?" Similar to the "fart policy" I
uncovered last year when trying to clear a South Park spot, it would
appear we also have a "balls policy," whereby double entendres are not
allowed.
So for your rotation this week, since we can't continue to run last
week's approved "Chef's Greatest Hits" spot as it refers to last week's
"An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig" episode, we'll rotate the three
approved Daily Show spots ("Ridiculous Places," "Saigon – Courageous"
and "Digs Deep") one-third/one-third/one-third.
Please call or email back if you have any questions/comments.
XXX
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