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1983–present. Spouse. Larry Shulman. Children. Charlie Shulman. 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 ...
Oct 18, 2017 · By Tolly Wright. Photo: Gail Oskin/Getty Images. In further proof that the sexual harassment in Hollywood goes beyond Harvey Weinstein and “the casting couch,” comedy writer Janis Hirsch came...
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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...
Oct 8, 2015 · Janis Hirsch took many lessons from the Lampoon with her into career as a comedy writer. “My favorite things about the Lampoon – Doug Kenny said to me, ‘When you laugh at something you can’t be scared of it.’ And I thought, ‘Boy, is that good advice.’ It’s incredibly true,” she said.
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Nov 15, 2013 · Nov 15, 2013 8:40am PT. TV Writer’s Childhood Letter to Jackie Kennedy Is Part of TLC Special. At 13, Janis Hirsch wrote letter of condolence to first lady Jackie Kennedy in the wake of John F....
Mar 26, 2018 · Home. News. General News. I Worked for Garry Shandling, and Judd Apatow’s Doc Shows a Man I Never Knew (Guest Column) 'Will & Grace' and 'Frasier' writer Janis Hirsch reflects on the...
