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“No one remembers this because it's the whipping boy, but…” quote by Brad Hall — Download Open image

“No one remembers this because it's the whipping boy, but 'The Single Guy' was very well-reviewed and watched, and then the central concept became attacked by the very people who were putting it on. And then the next thing you know you're running in fear, and everyone stops being funny.”

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