HOLLYWOOD Q&A

Q: In “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” why does the audience always look all dressed up?

A: You think of restaurants and nightclubs as having a dress code, but you’d never expect it from a show about people embarrassing themselves on camera. Yet “America’s Funniest Home Videos” has one.

I guess we should think of it as attending two dozen film premieres — if you want to be in the audience for the world debut of “Man Gets Hit in Crotch by Baseball Part 267,” you have to dress the part.

(Note that I’m not knocking videos of people getting hit with things — they’re funny, every single time, which is why “America’s Funniest Home Videos” has been a Sunday night TV mainstay since 1989.)

Audiences Unlimited Inc. is the company that books live studio audiences for “AFV” and all sorts of other shows, and its ticket-booking website is emphatic. “The studio audience at ‘AFV’ appears on camera and appropriate dressy attire is required. Jackets/dress shirts and slacks preferred for men. Absolutely NO casual attire please.”

And, much like an exclusive nightclub, there are consequences for not complying. “Guests not dressed appropriately may be denied admission.”

If you think your wardrobe has what it takes (and you’ll be in

the California area), tickets are free — you can check out Audiences Unlimited’s website at TVtickets.com for info.

Q: I love “Gotham” and the many talented actors in it. I read that this is its last season, but I’m hoping maybe the CW network will pick it up, since that network has so many more shows from the genre. Any chance?

A: Almost none. You can never say never, of course, but the producers have already moved on from “Gotham,” and they would need to be behind a revival.

You raise an interesting point, though: why isn’t “Gotham” on CW with all those other DC Comics-based shows (“The Flash,” “Arrow” and so on)? “Gotham” may air on Fox, which is a competing network, but it shares a more important link — it’s produced by Warner Bros., which owns a piece of CW (via its parent company, AT&T).

“Gotham’s” tone is a little darker and grittier than those CW shows I mentioned, which may be why Warner opted to place it on Fox instead.

And that brings us back to the “Gotham” producers and their new project. Danny Cannon and Bruno Heller, two of the main minds behind the show, are already working on a new series that reaches even farther back in the timeline of the Batman universe. “Pennyworth” will tell the story of the younger years of Batman’s trusty manservant, Alfred, and how he came to work for the Wayne family.

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