Carolee Carmello's agent probably negotiated a clause that in all advertising her name had to appear in at least 20% of the size type of the title of the show.
Smart agent.
"If my life weren't funny, it would just be true. And that would be unacceptable."
--Carrie Fisher
I'm looking forward to seeing one of the last performances of Scandalous tonight, hopefully with some Schmackary's and a bottle of something nice. Cookies and Wine
I did say in my original post that she was classy and devoid of bitterness; the point was more about the nature of the defense offered, not Gifford's behavior or tone of the announcement. But I believe she's handled talking about the show on her day job well, and I'm not among those who criticized her for plugging the show.
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling