The Comedy Debate Continues

WARNING: Donald Trump is not part of this debate. There are no angry responses, no personal attacks, no grandstanding, no hidden agendas. If it were televised it would be on C-SPAN-6 not CNN or Fox News. Don’t expect to see portions of it discussed...

A few fun fotos

For all the baseball fans in LA who can't get the Dodgers because of TWC, this one's for you.  The Mets' Lucas Duda hit a home run in batting practice yesterday that did this:For anyone about to go on trial: And I should be writing instead of surfing...

Lost in Translation

When my writing partner, David Isaacs and I did a rewrite on JEWEL OF THE NILE for Michael Douglas we had to have the script approved by the Moroccan government before they'd be allowed to film there. Make sure no international crisis would be...

One of those truly uncomfortable moments in life

From time to time, folks in show business try to use contacts to get house seats for various plays and musicals. Some participants of a production – like playwright, director, actors – are entitled to a certain number of house seats for each performance...

Friday Questions

Friday Questions – come and get ‘em.Peter gets us started. What’s your opinion on the news that Cate Blanchett will play Lucille Ball in a biopic written by Aaron Sorkin? Aaron, you have some ‘splainin’ to do. Actually, I think Cate Blanchett is inspired...

The truth about network casting

Here’s a Friday Question that became an entire post.It’s from Grant Woolsey:I know you've mentioned a few times in the past about certain high-end Hollywood types interjecting their own favorites or "pet projects" into certain casting calls. In one...