The longest show I've ever done was four and a half years, so I can only imagine what ending an eight year show is like.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Eight shows a week is daunting, and it can be terrifying. But it just instills such a sense of confidence and growth.
American shows can go on for 20 years. I respond more to the British format. Three seasons is a long run for them to tell a story.
It's always difficult when you're on a show that goes for more than a year or a couple of years.
Although there were only about 24 episodes made it seems to run forever. They take a couple of episodes and put them together, making a feature film once in a while. I had good fun making the series.
Doing a truncated series is like doing a long movie, which allows for a certain artistic freedom. After just 12 episodes, you can take a breather and do other things for your career.
Six years is a long time to play the same characters on the same show.
We end the show with something that's never been on TV because it was too big for a sketch but we couldn't stretch it out to make a whole episode because it would have been too long, but we always thought it was really good.
Five years is a good run for a sitcom; seven is good, but usually, it's a couple years of staying past your welcome.
A lot of factors go into the longevity of a show.
I've always had a show that went seven episodes or 13 episodes or whatever. And I've never had a show that's gone past a first season. It really is a lot of work.