Showbiz is notoriously harsh. It’s really no place for a kindhearted frog and his joke-cracking bear sidekick. But Kermit The Frog and Fozzie Bear are born entertainers, so they must contend with the bitter realities of ratings and profits and schedules and network politics. Recently, their promising but under-loved mockumentary series, The Muppets, was given the boot by ABC after only one season. Kermit knew this in advance when he appeared at 2016’s just-concluded Vulture Festival in New York City for a panel with New York editor Chris Bonanos. Fozzie, however, did not. In fact, the delusional comedian seemed to have already spent the money he was planning to make from the show’s never-to-be second season. It was up to Kermit to let his friend know the unhappy news. It’s typically Muppets-esque that this awkward conversation should transpire in front of an audience.