George Lopez jokes about cancellation of 'Lopez Tonight,' references Charlie Sheen

George Lopez joked about the cancellation of "Lopez Tonight" on the TBS talk show and even paid tribute to troubled actor Charlie Sheen.

The cable network had announced on Wednesday that it had decided not to renew the late-night series, whose ratings have declined since its 2009 debut.

"Unemployment is at an all-time high and for Latinos, it just got a little higher," Lopez said during his monologue on "Lopez Tonight" on Wednesday. "We're not saying goodbye - we're saying cable doesn't work."

"Everybody asks ... 'What are you going to do now?'" Lopez added. "Like every TV star before me - I'm gonna find some crack. I'm going to get on the pipe. But I'm taking it good. My goddesses are a wreck. They left me and I'm losing teeth."

Sheen, who has battled alcohol and drug abuse for years, was fired from the hit CBS series "Two and a Half Man" in March after he insulted show co-creator Chuck Lorre in the media and following a rehab stint.

Before he was axed, Sheen, the top-paid TV actor at the time, was suspended from the show. He appeared on various news programs, touting his "winning," party-loving lifestyle and live-in girlfriends, or "goddesses." The actor maintained he was sober, dubbed himself a "rock star from Mars" and demanded a pay raise.

After TBS announced "Lopez Tonight" was canceled, Lopez received Twitter messages of support from fans as well as from several of his fellow comedians and actors, including Ashton Kutcher, who is replacing Sheen on "Two and a Half Men" when it returns for a ninth season in September.

"Hey @georgelopez sending love your way flaco," Kutcher Tweeted.

"Thank you El Kutch!" Lopez responded. "How about 3 1/2 men? I'm ready and close by!"

The news of the cancellation of "Lopez Tonight" even spurred a display of unity between comedienne and actress Roseanne Barr and her ex-husband, actor Tom Arnold.

"So sorry to hear of your cancellation--you are great!" Barr Tweeted, to which Arnold responded: "Finally something we agree on! Good luck George."

Others who expressed support for Lopez on Twitter include Margaret Cho, Judah Friedlander, "ER" and "Mulan" star Ming-Na, Holly Robinson Peete of "21 Jump Street" and the daytime series "The Talk," Niecy Nash, "Private Practice" actress Kate Walsh and "Rizzoli & Isles" star Angie Harmon, who was scheduled to appear on the show on Monday.

Lopez rose to fame as a comedian and later starred in his own scripted comedy series, "George Lopez," which aired originally between 2002 and 2007.

Lopez also appears in films and has voiced characters in animated movies such as "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," "Rio" and "The Smurfs." He recently filmed the comedy film "The Skank Robbers" with Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx and Martin Lawrence.

The final episode of "Lopez Tonight" airs on Thursday, August 11, at its regular timeslot of midnight and is set to feature Eva Longoria from "Desperate Housewives," which was also canceled recently and is set to air its eighth and final season in September.

Others set to appear on "Lopez Tonight" on Thursday are actor Benjamin Bratt, NBA player Ron Artest of the Los Angeles Lakers, former Guns n' Roses guitarist Slash and comedian Russell Peters.

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George Lopez Jokes About Cancellation, Compares Himself to Charlie Sheen (Video)

Now that George Lopez's TBS late-night show is canceled, he's following in the footsteps of another TV actor… Charlie Sheen.

"I'm taking it good, but my goddesses are a wreck… they left me," joked Lopez Wednesday. "And I'm losing teeth."

Lopez also quipped: "In case you did not see the news on unemployment, it's at an all-time high? and for Latinos, it just got a little higher."

"Big news: Sony just announced they're doing a sequel to the Smurf's movie, so today I lost some work because I'm brown, but I got some work because I'm blue," he added.

"We're not saying goodbye, we're just saying cable doesn't work," he went on.

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Les Moonves Jokes About Charlie Sheen ‘Drama’ at CBS Upfronts Event

NEW YORK -- CBS Corporation CEO Leslie Moonves and network entertainment president Nina Tassler said little about the events that have been rocking CBS for the past several months.

But at a pre-upfront press breakfast Wednesday at CBS headquarters, Moonves did allow that the very public and very bitter dispute between Two And a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre and the series' now erstwhile star Charlie Sheen has made for an eventful year.

"We've had a little drama in our lives," said Moonves, who joked that he's been "chased out of restaurants" all over Los Angeles in a futile effort to avoid answering questions about Sheen.

New episodes of Warner Bros. Television's Two And a Half Men will be back on CBS this fall - the comedy's ninth season - with Ashton Kutcher replacing Sheen.

Tassler was mum on how Sheen would be written out of the show or Kutcher written in. Lorre and Kutcher are scheduled to take the stage together later Wednesday at the network's presentation to advertisers at Carnegie Hall.

"We are so excited to have Ashton," said Tassler. "And we know they have a master plan for the character, ...but we'll have to wait to hear about it. (Lorre) has picked something fabulous."

Tassler said the network is "very excited" about the upcoming transition "because we are a forward thinking company."

"Chuck is over the moon. And don't forget we have an extraordinary cast who are at the peak of their game," she added. "[Kutcher] is a great addition. We’re thrilled.”

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