14. Bill Persky

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Visual Arts, Arts, Comedy, Tv & Film

4.8 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2014

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Five-time Emmy winner Bill Persky has led a charmed life in show business. Handpicked by comedy legend Carl Reiner to write (and eventually produce) "The Dick Van Dyke Show," Bill and partner Sam Denoff scripted many of the series' most memorable episodes, including "Coast to Coast Big Mouth" and "That's My Boy." Later, the duo would create the groundbreaking sitcom "That Girl" and write comedy specials for Bill Cosby and Mary Tyler Moore and Bill (now flying solo) would go on to produce and direct hit shows like "Kate & Allie" "Welcome Back, Kotter" and "Who's the Boss?". Bill sat down with Gilbert and Frank to talk about his journey through the golden age of TV comedy and working with EVERYONE -- including Steve Allen, Bob Hope, Tim Conway, Julie Andrews, Gene Kelly, Peter Sellers, and Orson Welles (to name but a few!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You might not know the name Bill Persky, but if you're familiar at all with the Dick
0:24.6	FanDike show Kate and Ali, that girl or any the Bill Cosby specials, your show of shows,
0:33.2	specials by Bob Hope, you'll be aware of this Emmy award-winning writer, director, and
0:42.8	actor.
0:43.8	He's been, if you're talking about any classic television show, your chances are excellent
0:53.6	that this guy's name is in the credits.
0:57.0	If there's anybody who knows about old show business, it's this next man, so we were thrilled
1:05.3	to be able to have a chance to talk to him.
1:08.4	Ladies and gentlemen, Bill Persky.
1:10.8	Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried, and I'm here with my co-star Frank Santopadre here on the
1:22.6	amazing colossal podcast.
1:25.8	Hello Gilbert.
1:26.8	Hi.
1:27.8	How are you?
1:28.8	Yeah, don't talk to me.
1:29.8	Did you get your one?
1:30.8	Yes, yes, I did.
1:32.8	Good.
1:33.8	Now, you know, we have something unusual today, because usually when you mention the word
1:42.0	television comedy writer, you think of strapping young Episcopelians.
1:49.0	In what country are you thinking?
1:53.9	We actually found an old Jew television comedy writer.
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