at the writers' table with Hollywood's top comedy writers Desberg, Peter. creator Davis, Jeffrey. text nyu New York, N.Y Sterling 2010 monographic eng

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x, 341 p. ; 21 cm. Enjoy a unique glimpse into the intelligent and quirky inner workings of the comedic mind! Show Me the Funny!presents 25 top comedy writers, from the revered figures of television's "Golden Age" to today's favorite movie jokesters. Introduction -- Walt Bennett (The Cosby show) -- Yvette Bowser (Living single) -- David Breckman (SNL, Monk) -- Peter Casey (Wings, Frasier) -- Ed Dector (There's something about Mary) -- Michael Elias (The jerk, The Frisco kid) -- Heather Hach (Freaky Friday) -- Charlie Hauck (Maude, Cheers) -- Mitch Klebanoff (Beverly Hills ninja) -- Dennis Klein (The Larry Sanders show) -- Bob Myer (Roseanne) -- Hank Nelken (Saving Silverman) -- Tracey Newman and Jonathan Stark (Elen, According to Jim) -- Dan O'Shanon (Modern family, Cheers, Frasier) -- Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio (Bubble boy) -- Heidi Perlman (Cheers, Frasier, The Tracy Ullman show) -- Charlie Peters (My one and only, Three men and a baby) -- Phil Rosenthal (Everybody loves Raymond) -- Lew Schneider (Everybody loves Raymond) -- Sherwood and Lloyd Schwartz (Gilligan's island, The Brady bunch) -- Marc Sheffler and Paul Chitlik (Harry and the Hendersons) -- Elliott Shoenman (Home improvement) -- Marley Sims (Home improvement, Sabrina the teenage witch) -- Cheri and Bill Steinkellner (Cheers, Frasier) -- Leonard Stern (Get smart, The honeymooners). Peter Desberg & Jeffrey Davis. Includes index. n-us--- Television comedies Authorship Comedy films Authorship Television comedy writers United States Interviews Screenwriters United States Interviews Comedias de televisión Estados Unidos PN 1992.8 D443s 2010 792.2 9781402768415 (pbk.) 1402768419 (pbk.) 2010007181 DLC 100304 20230410130554.0 104049