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Chuck Lorre Honored With Norman Lear Award, Jokes About His Failed ‘My Little Pony’ Past at Variety’s Annual Showrunners Dinner


Variety's annual Showrunners Dinner presented by A+E Studio honored TV's top showrunners and presented Chuck Lorre with the Norman Lear Award.

Variety TV editor Michael Schneider hosted the evening, presenting Lorre with the Norman Lear Award and also introducing dinner sponsor Barry Jossen, the president and head of A+E Studios. Also in attendance were producers including Scott and Lauren Neustadter (“Daisy Jones and the Six”), Liz Tigelaar (“Tiny Beautiful Things”), Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling (“A Murder at the End of the World”), Cody Heller (“Jury Duty”), Peter Gould (“Better Call Saul”), Robin Thede (“A Black Lady Sketch Show”), Dan Harmon (“Rick and Morty”), Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky and Paul W. Downs (“Hacks”) and Tracy Oliver (“Harlem”). Also: Nkechi Carroll (“All American”), Derek Haas (“One Chicago”), Aaron Korsh (“Suits”), John Hoffman (“Only Murders in the Building”), Noah Hawley (“Fargo”), Craig Mazin (“The Last of Us”), Graham Yost (“Silo”), Greg Daniels (“Upload”), Tony Phelan and Joan Rater (“A Small Light”), Justin Halpern (“Abbott Elementary”), Akiva Goldsman (“The Crowded Room”), and many others.

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