Sitcom Nuts And Bolts

Tracy Newman won the Emmy and the prestigious Peabody Award for writing the ground-breaking “coming out” episode of “Ellen.” She and her partner created the ABC comedy, “According to Jim,” which recently completed itʼs eighth and final season of production. Along with Paul Dooley, Frank Conniff and The King Of TV Paul Goebel Tracy walks us through a typical week of producing a sitcom. Tracy Newman is a founding member of The Groundlings. It was at the Groundlings that Tracy met her future TV writing partner, Jonathan stark. They started on “Cheers,” and worked on many shows, including Bob (Bob Newhart), The Nanny, Ellen, and The Drew Carey Show. Please subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, like us on Facebook and follow us all on Twitter. Share these episodes with your friends. Brush your teeth, eat more vegetables, and look both ways.