By Ken Levine
Thursday, April 30, 2020

The Highlight of my career

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On tonight's JEOPARDY.  And Alex even pronounced my name correctly. Prior to this the high point of my year was getting an Instacart d...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

EP172: Bringing Live Theatre to YOU

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Ken shares a one act play he wrote called SIGNING OFF. It’s about a late night talk host who’s put out to pasture meeting his young replacem...
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A final thought on audiences

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They’re not always the best indicator of what’s genuinely funny. You think they would be. There’s that old adage: The only way to know...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Being funny without an audience

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Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah were on Stephen’s show bemoaning the fact that without an audience they can’t gauge their comic timing. ...
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Monday, April 27, 2020

Thank you, celebrities

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Just had to share this. I must admit, I thought the same thing. Any time celebrities try to come off as "just regular folks"it...
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Saturday, April 25, 2020

Weekend Post

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A lot of peo ple ask me about the Coke scene in the movie David Isaacs and I wrote, VOLUNTEERS. We took a lot of heat for it becaus...
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Friday, April 24, 2020

Friday Questions

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After all this self-quarantining, the only way to know if it’s Friday is with Friday Questions. What’s yours? trail of bread leads off: ...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

EP171: Ken's Top 5 List, For 25 Different Categories

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On this week's Hollywood & Levine podcast, Ken shares 25 different top 5 lists in categories that range from movies, TV, radio, acto...
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Cereal Killer

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In Monday's musings about stay-at-home life I mentioned I eat Grape Nuts cereal. This led to a thread in the comments section abou...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Before you call out the grammar police...

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When I can't think of an appropriate picture I always just use one of Natalie Wood. These posts would be so much eazier to write...
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Monday, April 20, 2020

Self-Quarantine Musings...

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Don’t you find the highlight of your week is when food deliveries arrive? I never remember how many days the virus stays on cardboard v...
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Saturday, April 18, 2020

Weekend Post

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In the '80s and '90s a lot of multi-camera shows all shot on Tuesday – both at Paramount (where I was) and other studios like Gower...
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Friday, April 17, 2020

Friday Questions

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How is everybody holding up? Stay safe and enjoy some FQ’s. Michael starts us off. If I recall some game show hosts in 60's a...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

EP170: The Golden Era of Radio

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By popular demand, Ken shares an audio documentary he made for a UCLA class with fellow classmate, Bill Pearl. It traces Southern California...
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A big difference between plays and pilots

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Readers ask “what’s the difference between writing plays and TV pilots?” In both cases you create the world and characters. A big dif...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

How to construct a pilot

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I’m often asked “How do you construct a pilot?” Pilots are very different animals. Obviously, my background is in sitcoms so that’s the ...
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Monday, April 13, 2020

THE MORNING SHOW -- My review

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THE MORNING SHOW on Apple+ is like all Apple products – very cool, very stylish, and occasionally crashes. Sold as a starring vehicle f...
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Saturday, April 11, 2020

Weekend Post

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In an effort to keep people entertained in this international lockdown (except idiot states like Mississippi where the governor's soluti...
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Friday, April 10, 2020

Friday Questions

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Hoping you’re safe and in need of Friday Questions instead of toilet paper. James starts us off this week. What's your opinion or an...
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Wednesday, April 08, 2020

EP169: For those who miss sports

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On this week's Hollywood & Levine, sportscaster Josh Lewin joins Ken to discuss his new podcast, “ The Throwback League ” – recreati...
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