Chuck Lorre knows Penny was "one-dimensional" and "clichéd" in the early days of the hit sitcom, but after several episodes he realized "there was a brilliance" to her.Figuring out Kaley Cuoco's bubbly character Penny may have been more difficult than quantum physics for the guys behind The Big Bang Theory.

"We did the very clichéd, in the beginning, goofy blonde who says foolish things," Lorre says of the character Penny.

The brilliant and beloved physical comedian, Lenny Schultz has died at the age of 91. The news was confirmed by his son, Mark Schultz, according The Hollywood Reporter. A frequent guest on late night shows in the 1970s and 1980s, Schultz was a pioneer among a crop of comedians ...