▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁as ▁Robert ▁Bro dy , ▁a ▁fict ional ▁rep orter ▁for ▁the ▁real - life ▁magazine ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly , ▁to ▁whom ▁actor ▁John ▁Ritter ▁gives ▁a ▁sc ath ing ▁interview ▁after ▁having ▁his ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁show ▁cancel led ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁music ian ▁Warren ▁Ze von ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁second ▁song ▁( ep is ode : ▁" Off ▁Camera "). ▁Five ▁years ▁later , ▁Mal ina ▁returned ▁in ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁role ▁as ▁Ken ny ▁Mitchell , ▁a ▁sle azy ▁network ▁executive ▁who ▁push es ▁Larry ▁Sand ers ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Jon ▁Stewart . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 0 0 , ▁Mal ina ▁star red ▁as ▁character ▁Jer emy ▁Good win ▁on ▁S ork in ' s ▁Sports ▁Night , ▁a ▁show ▁that ▁attract ed ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁moment ▁S ork in ▁sent ▁him ▁the ▁pilot ▁script . ▁The ▁Good win ▁character ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁research ▁anal yst , ▁but ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁associate ▁producer ▁by ▁the ▁second ▁season , ▁creating ▁a ▁larger ▁role ▁for ▁Mal ina . ▁The ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed ▁show ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁large ▁fan ▁base ▁and ▁was ▁can ce led ▁after ▁two ▁seasons , ▁with ▁some ▁critics ▁saying ▁the ▁show ' s ▁troubles ▁were ▁ex ac erb ated ▁by ▁having ▁to ▁share ▁S ork in ' s ▁time ▁with ▁his ▁concurrent ▁project ▁on ▁rival ▁network ▁N BC , ▁The ▁West ▁Wing . ▁The ▁actor ▁counts ▁Sports ▁Night