During my recent waiter rant , someone pointed out how annoying it is when waiters don’t write down your order.  And invariably they get yo...

It always seems weird to me that a festive occasion should be called “Memorial Day.” The purpose of the day is to pay tribute to the me...

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

Better late than never, here are this week’s FQ’s. TBaughman starts us off: Do all of your reviews offer constructive criticism? Aren’t revi...

Ken’s guest is Preston Beckman, a major force in network programming for 35 years and currently a media consultant.  He discusses all things...

My discussion on BETTER CALL SAUL last week and how so much of this season seems to just be a set-up has led me to this thought: Set-ups ar...

It’s always hard to determine how much importance to place on reviews.  The truth is you’re not as good as your glowing reviews and you’re n...

I guess after almost 50 years I was a little surprised when SNL made such a big thing about the departures of Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, ...

I thought it would be fun to show you what an outline of CHEERS looked like.  This is just a couple of pages but you'll get the idea.  I...

Let’s jump into some Friday Questions, shall we? Jim Susky starts us off: What are the worst National Anthem performance in your experience?...

Television is facing a shortage of qualified showrunners. Ken discusses why and offers advice on how to be an effective showrunner. This is ...

 I have long awaited the return of BETTER CALL SAUL and BARRY.  They are two of my favorite shows.  It’s been too long since both of these ...

 OOPS.  I ACCIDENTALLY PUBLISHED TWO POSTS TODAY SO TOOK ONE BACK FOR TOMORROW.  SOME OF YOU WILL HAVE DEJA VU TOMORROW. A number of readers...

Not a good year for Linda Lavin.   CBS on Friday picked up none of their comedy projects and axed three others (B POSITIVE, UNITED STATES OF...

Time to plug my book again since summer is coming as well as Father's Day.  It's THE ME GENERATION... BY ME (GROWING UP IN THE '...

Try not to walk under any black cats or let ladders cross in front of you.  It’s Friday the 13th complete with FQ’s. Brian Phillips gets us ...

After Ken’s picks last week for the worst songs of all-time, the listeners now weigh in with theirs… along with a few egregious samples. Is ...

Bob Mankoff was the cartoon editor of the New Yorker for many years.  I recently watched on YouTube a lecture he gave at an art school.  He ...

  In no order of irrelevance… There’s a terrific article on the lack of qualified show runners on vice.com .  A number of you have asked my ...

Several months ago, 23 year-old Mattea Roach went on JEOPARDY.  And stayed on JEOPARDY to win 23 straight times — a truly remarkable feat.  ...