Can we really steal from ourselves?
Shakespeare had a few thoughts on the matter. We should too.
Tag: TV writing
A Brief & Inadequate History of TV Comedy
by Larry Brody
For me, television comedy began with Uncle Miltie. Milton Berle, whom I first laughed at/with/from in 1948. In just a few short years he was joined, as my definition of comedy, by Sid Caesar, Martin & Lewis (why did Dean get first billing? No wonder Jerry was mad), Red Skelton, Bob & Ray, and Ernie Kovacs (above), who I still believe was the cleverest comic who ever lived.
Yes, I’ve left out Lucille Ball. Because as a child I couldn’t really laugh at her. All that angst, that desperation to be loved – sorry, but she made me way too tense.
munchman: Things You Didn’t Know About Larry Brody
- The first producer to ask LB to pitch him is still in orbit.
- In 1976, a William Morris agent turned LB down. The agency is still waiting for all his body parts to turn up.
- LB won’t read your damn script because he’s already written it.
- God calls LB for notes. And LB’s plenty pissed off because He’s not implementing them.
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Women Producers of the World, Unite!
A Wake-Up Call for Women Producers
By Barbara Sutton Masry
March may be Women’s History Month, but we should be working actively all year to have more women’s work on film and on stages. We cannot accept the lowly statistics without activism. It’s not that women aren’t writing enough or aren’t trying to get produced. There are a lot of closed doors. Rather than belabor why, we need to cultivate more women producers.
Let’s review what we’ve been taught as young girls that may not have been the best advice. I’m willing to use myself as a guinea pig.
Fox Diversity Writers Program Picks Winners
But, with the exception of the 1st placer, the judges’ names feature more prominently in the P.R.
Self-promotion rulez!
No wonder we all think that being in showbiz is the best thing there is. (And it is! really! Yum!)