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Podcast: The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott
Episode: Mayan Lopez on Why We Need More Sitcoms, Now More Than Ever
Description: For Mayan Lopez, who stars, co-created and produces NBC’s Lopez vs. Lopez alongside her father, George Lopez, she tells Newsweek that we need more sitcoms, now more than ever. “You don’t gotta reinvent the wheel of sitcom, but we do the wheel well.” On Lopez vs. Lopez, Mayan and George play fictionalized versions of themselves, with many of the storylines blurring the line between fact and fiction. “My dad and I, we weren't really speaking very much before the first season started. I was actually nervous, like myself, but my character wasn't. So playing her gave me the confid...