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FUNNY BUSINESS: Does Blatant Comedy Have a Place In Soaps?

When thinking of daytime dramas like “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Young and the Restless,” extreme drama, intrigue, love and romance probably come to mind. But how about comedy? Is laughter an important component within daytime dramas?

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FUNNY BUSINESS: Does Blatant Comedy Have a Place In Soaps?

When thinking of daytime dramas like “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Young and the Restless,” extreme drama, intrigue, love and romance probably come to mind. But how about comedy? Is laughter an important component within daytime dramas?
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Robert Voets/CPT Holdings, Inc.

Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott, “Y&R”): “I wish comedy was a much larger element in soap operas. We just lost Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers), who I thought was a very funny character. And we lost Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor), also a very funny character. So we lost a lot of comedy in the last year, and I hope we get some of it back.”

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