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Janis Hirsch (born c. 1950) is a comedy writer best known for producing and writing for television series, including Frasier, Will & Grace, My Wife and Kids, Anything But Love, LA Law, The Nanny, Til Death, Square Pegs, the National Lampoon Show, Murphy Brown, and It's Garry Shandling's Show. [1] [2] [3] She has written books and for several ...
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Though she’d never visited the Sunshine State before moving to Rollins, Hirsch found that the college’s size and strong theatre programsuited her well. Of course, there were a few false starts. “I was a pinball, trying this and that,” she says. And despite feeling that her Northern Jewish roots made it hard for her to connect with some students who...
Following graduation, Hirsch flung herself toward the entertainment business, not getting very far at first, but having funny encounters along the periphery. One of her early jobs was working for a woman, who by then was known as the world’s oldest stripper. Nonetheless, the woman managed a legitimate and profitable theater in Massachusetts that pr...
Twenty-five years after that dismissal, Hirsch believes female comedy writers still face barriers, though acceptance is greater. She works with female writers in Los Angeles to help shape their proposals for possible TV series. She hopes that bringing more women into her field will make it more likely to create enduring shows like Murphy Brown, whi...
These days, Hirsch is writing the book for a musical, developing a TV pilot with another former Lampoon editor, pitching a screenplay, and working on a memoir. She also volunteers with Faith in America, a group that works with parents and religious leaders to ease acceptance of children who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. It was started...
Jan 27, 2023 · Jewish Women and Comedy. by Jennifer Caplan. Last updated January 27, 2023. Actress, comedian, and singer, Fanny Brice (1891 – 1951) turned to show business to fulfill her version of the American dream— and for over forty years, this "clown with the Yiddish-accent" delighted audiences throughout the country. Institution: Private collection.
Jun 4, 2021 · Aniello: Somebody who was a consultant on our show was Janis Hirsch, who famously had an experience in a writers’ room on “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show.” She was essentially sexually ...
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Sep 18, 2018 · Gilda Radner is remembered in her own words in a the documentary "Love, Gilda." ... Writer-director Janis Hirsch became fast friends with Radner in 1973 when she went to work in New York on the ...
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Oct 8, 2015 · Having started with group sales for the Lampoon’s live show Lemmings, Hirsch talked her way into a full-time job at the Lampoon by pressuring Matty Simmons, CEO of the Lampoon’s parent company. “So I became everyone’s assistant. I became the girl,” Hirsch says of her multiple duties at the Lampoon. “So I would work on Lemmings, on ...
Janis Hirsch. Producer. Writer. Additional Crew. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Janis Hirsch is known for Hacks (2021), Frasier (1993) and Eve (2003). Add photos, demo reels.
