Sometimes writers have to hold their ground. Remember an episode of CHEERS called Rat Girl?   Lilith's pet lab rat dies and she coul...

The summer is whizzing by… for those who are vaccinated.  Here are this week’s FQ’s. cd1515 starts us off. Ken, how much bigger a deal we’re...

The early ‘70s gave us amazing comedy shows — ALL IN THE FAMILY, MASH, THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW, THE BOB NEWHART SHOW, THE CAROL BURNET SHO...

So instead of the Olympics Opening Ceremony I re-watched IN & OUT (recorded off of TCM).  This is a comedy from almost 25 years ago writ...

In contrast to this year’s Olympic Spreader Event, 1984 was a magical year.  The games were held in my hometown of Los Angeles.  For months ...

I think for the first time ever I didn’t watch the Olympics Opening Ceremony.  I love the pageantry of all the athletes from all the countri...

Is there a language course waiters are required to take these days? Must they pass Waiter-speak before being hired? Who started this ...

It must be Friday.  You know what that means? maxdebryn has a question that I receive often.  What is the deal with all the producers listed...

More with author, Mark Harris who wrote the book MIKE NICHOLS: A LIFE. In this episode we delve into Nichols’ directing career — his approac...

On December 8, 1963 Frank Sinatra Jr. was kidnapped.  As you can imagine, this was quite the story. Reader Ron Havens asked an FQ about it. ...

  One of the most popular features of the blog is Friday Questions.  So once a month or so I've started reposting Friday Questions from ...

One nice thing about having a blog is being able to set the record straight when there are articles about the shows and people I’ve worked w...

One of my radio idols has passed away.  Chuck Blore.  Quite simply he was a creative genius.  He was the architect of KFWB Color Radio in 19...

Mid-summer FQ’s coming attacha. 71dude is up first. What are familiar, long-running shows that you've never seen (disinterest, don't...

Ken talks with Mark Harris, author of the best-seller, “Mike Nichols: A Life” — a fascinating look into this complex giant of the entertainm...

Some of the Emmy nominations announced yesterday actually look interesting this year.  I think there will be a race between THE CROWN, THE M...

Hi there.  I want to speak to all my good friends in the Red States.  I have solved your pandemic problems! Instead of getting free vaccinat...

Saw the first two episodes of CNN’S new docuseries, THE HISTORY OF THE SITCOM last night.  I was soooo looking forward to this.  After watch...

  Now that most smart people have vaccinated they can again travel.  I'm going to assume that's you.  Still don’t know where to go ...

Some summer FQ’s for your beach reading pleasure. Matt in Westwood, CA leads off: You’ve mentioned on several occasions that during your tim...