Comedy Central will introduce a new "court show" called "The Root of All Evil," starring Lewis Black as the "judge":
Black will play a judge presiding over cases pitting political figures, celebrities and pop culture concepts accused of being "the root of all evil."That really could work, especially if it tosses in a lot of "activist judges" jokes. Although, the syndicated "Moral Court" show, with Larry Elder, sort of got to the idea first a few years ago. Posted by Stephen Silver at April 12, 2007 04:57 PMThe recently filmed pilot included the cases of Paris Hilton vs. Dick Cheney and chick flicks vs. video games. Guest comedians serve as attorneys for each side, with Black rendering a verdict. Greg Giraldo and Paul F. Tompkins were among the comedians featured in the pilot.