Jon Cryer First Annual Comedy Awards

And who can blame him, right?  Jon Cryer should be stoked that he still has his job in tact with Two and a Half Men and that he no longer has to do the job centered on the manic Charlie Sheen.  Very, very happy for Jon.  He made a happy statement in regards to Ashton Kutcher signing on:

“I want to express my enormous gratitude to Charlie Sheen for eight great seasons. I’m extremely proud of the work we’ve done together, and I will miss him.  But I’m also looking forward to this new beginning.  Ashton is an extraordinarily talented guy, and his presence will be an asset to our show,” he says. “We are old friends from our male modeling days, and we’re both looking forward to being judged for our comedic artistry, as opposed to our exceptional physical beauty.  I’m jazzed about the news this morning that Two and a Half Men is coming back! For all the rest of the cast and crew I’m sure they are equally excited.”

Bitter Charlie Sheen Reacts To Ashton Kutcher’s ‘Men’ Casting

I am very curious to see how this is going to play out.  Like the ratings part.  Will Ashton be able to compete?  Or does Sheen have enough loyal followers that will boycott the show?  This could get very interesting.

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