The Showtime series ‘The Comeback Girl’ with Kathryn Hahn has been halted as the show’s producers failed to secure Joan Rivers’ life rights.
was set to be produced by Warner Bros. Television, Atlas Entertainment, and Berlanti Productions with Kathryn Hahn as executive producer in addition to portraying Rivers in the leading role. Cosmo Carlson had been brought on to helm the script for the series with Greg Berlanti as director as well as executive producer.the late comedian and actor’s late-night talk show which ran on Fox from 1986 through 1987.
Without access to Rivers’ life rights, the show could go on, but it would be barred from incorporating the more specific identifiers of her person, including the catchphrases and well-known quotes that have come to define her.
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