As for the gaming industry, Hawkins, who stepped down as CEO of his third gaming company Digital Chocolate last year, says gaming publishers seemtobe going through tough times.
Private companies in the industry, too, seemtobe seeing slightly better business trends after several tough years, according to data from Sageworks Inc.
Live studio audiences can be really tough because they make these demands on comedy that aren't really the funniest things but seemtobe because there's a live energy going.