The Business: Q&A with Norman Lear and Brent Miller of LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE

A Q&A with Norman Lear and Brent Miller of LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE. Moderated by Michael Schneider, Variety.

ABC’s late-night host Jimmy Kimmel presents a live, 90-minute prime-time event in tribute to classic television sitcoms. Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’ teams Kimmel with television icon Norman Lear and executive producers Brent Miller, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Justin Theroux. This special takes viewers down memory lane, recreating an original episode from each of the Emmy® Award-winning series All in the Family and The Jeffersons. This legendary night of television is hosted by Lear and Kimmel, and directed by 10-time Emmy winner James Burrows.

ALL IN THE FAMILY and THE JEFFERSONS were groundbreaking shows that changed American television. In this new, one-night-only event, Woody Harrelson takes on the role of Archie Bunker, alongside Marisa Tomei who plays Edith Bunker, with Jamie Foxx and Wanda Sykes playing George and Louise Jefferson. Ellie Kemper plays Gloria Stivic; Will Ferrell appears as Tom Willis, and Justina Machado plays Florence Johnston. Ike Barinholtz recreates the role of Meathead; Sean Hayes plays Mr. Lorenzo; Amber Stevens West plays Jenny Willis Jefferson; Jovan Adepo reenacts the role of Lionel Jefferson; Anthony Anderson joins the cast as Uncle Henry; Stephen Tobolowsky plays Mr. Bentley; and Jackée Harry plays Diane Stockwell. Kerry Washington plays Helen Willis.