There has always been a need for family-friendly comedy, andmany artists have taken the task despite the inherentchallenges. Comedians like Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan,Ellen DeGeneres and Sinbad found success on stage "workingclean." For comedians like Bob Saget, Tim Allen, and WhitneyCummings, they found themselves altering their comedic voiceswhen they landed lead roles on network sitcoms. Writers fortelevision shows across every era – from I Love Lucy and InLiving Color, to Will & Grace and Modern Family havealways found creative ways to use euphemisms and innuendo,while still abiding by the rules set by the what were oftenstrict network censors.
