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Night Court viewers will notice a change in Abby’s courtroom when the sitcom’s second season resumes next week.
Starring Melissa Rauch, India de Beaufort, Kapil Talwalkar, Lacretta, and John Larroquette, the NBC comedy follows Abby (Raunch), the daughter of Harry Stone, as she takes over as the judge for the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court.
Talwalkar, who played Neil Valluri, the court’s insecure clerk, has departed the NBC comedy series, per Deadline. Season one had started to tease a romance between Abby and Neil as her romance fizzled. Producers have reportedly decided to take the show in a different direction, resulting in Talwalkar leaving the show.
Season two of Night Court kicked off on December 23rd, with the comedy moving into its regular Tuesday night time slot on January 2nd.
What do you think? Have you enjoyed the new incarnation of Night Court? Are you sad to hear about this cast member’s exit from the NBC series?
They should get rid of the prosecutor.
She is not a very strong actress.
Lacerta is terrible and the laugh track is awful. Sometimes I watched it with it on mute, but I will try it one more time.
That’s fine, Gary Anthony Williams is an upgrade in every way, he’s hilarious.
I like this show in general (though not as much as the original). As long as John Larroquette is in it, I will continue to watch!
I watched season two first show and immediately recognized the replacement of Kapril Talwalkar with a person who I doubted had three lines of dialog. Now to say they want to take the program in another direction how would replacing this excellent actor’s role allow a different direction to be achieved. But then again, after seeing the first segment of the new year, any change may have justified throwing Mr. Talwalkar under the bus.