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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.
Oct 8, 2015 · Interview with comedy writer and producer Janis Hirsch, telling us about her time working (not as a writer) for the National Lampoon.
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National Lampoon magazine reached its height of popularity and critical acclaim during the 1970s, when it had a far-reaching effect on American humor and comedy. The magazine spawned films, radio, live theater, various sound recordings, and print products including books.
Tirola interviews two female Lampooners: Janis Hirsch, who got her start because she had a pair of crutches that Kenney needed for his National Lampoon yearbook, and Anne Beatts, who became...
Feb 10, 2015 · Punch-drunk and very much alive, “Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon” is a generous and briskly entertaining doc that traces the titular humor magazine’s lasting...
Janis Hirsch got her start as a comedy writer by talking her way into a job on the National Lampoon Show called Lemmings, which starred the then-unknown John...
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Nov 4, 2014 · Then Hirsch played a small role in the National Lampoon yearbook parody, assisting in various jobs and posing for photos in the publication that spoofed high school yearbooks from the 1960s. “I was Ursula Watersky, the handicapped nerd.”
