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Rob Long on fixing a sitcom and embracing life on Long Island

TV writer-producer Rob Long was brought in on short notice to run the faltering CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait. Long talks about getting the sitcom back on track, why he hopes there's not a writers' strike, and what itPs like to be one of the few outspoken conservatives in Hollywood.

By Kim Masters • Apr 1, 2017 • 28m Listen

Veteran TV writer and producer Rob Long splits his time between Los Angeles and Manhattan. Or he did, until he got a call asking him to step in and run the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait. Since star Kevin James had the clout to insist on filming near his home in Bethpage, New York, that meant commuting by train to Long Island in dead winter. Long talks about how you fix a sitcom and what it's like to be a conservative in the industry.

Photo: Kevin James and Erinn Hayes in the sitcom Kevin Can Wait. (CBS)

Kim Masters
partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”
Kaitlin Parker
Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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Rob Long on fixing a sitcom and embracing life on Long Island

TV writer-producer Rob Long was brought in on short notice to run the faltering CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait. Long talks about getting the sitcom back on track, why he hopes there's not a writers' strike, and what itPs like to be one of the few outspoken conservatives in Hollywood.

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The Business

Rob Long on fixing a sitcom and embracing life on Long Island

TV writer-producer Rob Long was brought in on short notice to run the faltering CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait. Long talks about getting the sitcom back on track, why he hopes there's not a writers' strike, and what itPs like to be one of the few outspoken conservatives in Hollywood.

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