Comedy Writer Ian Gurvitz is the author of “Freak-Out: The 2016 Election and the Dawn of the American Democalypse.”
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Comedy Writer & Author Ian Gurvitz
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Lizz Winstead On a Woman’s Right To Choose
Lizz Winstead on a woman’s right to choose. Lizz is one of the founders of Lady Parts Justice. LPJ is the first not safe for work, rapid response reproductive rights messaging hub that uses comedy, culture and digital media to sound an alarm about the terrifying erosion of reproductive access so people will get off their asses and reclaim their rights.
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Comedy Writing Legends Andy Breckman & Steve Young
Steve Young and Andy Breckman talk teaching comedy, Merrill Markoe, fotomat, meeting David Letterman, first TV jobs, urine testing, writing for SNL during the mid-eighties, breaking stories, masturbating bear, raunchy jokes in writers rooms, women in comedy, the gift of a woman’s laughter, roast battle with between David and Andy’s son, how happy people do not make history and when your kids make you laugh. Then, Steve sticks to discuss his curriculum for teaching comedy and TV, industrial musicals, Rod Serling, working in an office, and David’s early ambition to become a journalist. Listen to entire episode here:
Comedy Writer Lewis Friedman
Lewis Friedman is an American screenwriter and speechwriter. Friedman is two-time Emmy nominee and has written for television and films, such as The Comedian, BASEketball and An American Carol, the Music in High Places documentary series, and television specials such as the Kennedy Center Honors.
Comedy Writing Part 2,345
Comedy Writers Chris McGuire and Jesse Joyce stop by. Plus Andrea Martin, Paul Dooley and Eddie Pepitone. New music from Will Ryan And The Cactus County Cowboys. Portions of today’s program are written by Andrea Martin, David Weiss and David Feldman.
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Chuck Lorre’s ‘Mom’ Gets Series Order
Laura House is no stranger to our show, and let’s hope it stays that way now that she’s writing on CBS’s new sitcom Mom.
Great news for our lovable adorable Laura House who will be writing on this soon to be hit. From Dateline Hollywood…
Not that there has ever been any doubt that CBS would exercise its option to pick up Mom to series. Written on spec by Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky and Gemma Baker, Mom has been sailing through the pilot process with a hot script, top-notch cast led by Anna Faris and Allison Janney and great table read and taping that led to a finished pilot that has been well received.
Laura House is no stranger to our show, and let’s hope it stays that way now that she’s writing on CBS’s new sitcom Mom.
Here’s the link for our show in which she talks all about the writing job.
Chuck Lorre’s CBS Pilot ‘Mom’ To Get Series Order Tomorrow – Deadline.com.