Episode
Bob Illes (author, Funny is Money, Vintage 2020 ep w/ better sound)
- Podcast
- Ian Talks Comedy
- Published
- Jan 3, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 5761
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Summary
Bob Illes and I discuss his early years; starting a radio comedy show at USC; Digby Wolfe; winning a contest to write for Tennesse Ernie Ford; Mike Ovitz; writing monologues for Bill Cosby; meeting Groucho Marx and Peter Sellers; writing for the Lily Tomlin special and winning an Emmy; The Super Emmy; writing the Sanford & Son episode, "Lamont, Is That You", The Smothers Brothers NBC reboot; Mickey Rose; Chevy Chase; Don Novello; Joe & Sons , One Day at a Time , getting dressed down by Norman Lear and his mea culpa; What's Happening !!, Captain and Tenille Show , Fernwood Tonight , winning another Emmy for the last year of The Carol Burnett Show , America 2-Night; Peeping Times; The Mary Tyler Moore Hour; Steve Allen Comedy Hour; Catherine O'Hara , Flo, Private Benjamin, No Soap, Radio; Silver Spoons; Jason Bateman, John Houseman; The Cracker Brothers; Milton Berle; Double Trouble, Sylvan in Paradise, Jim Nabors; Courtney Cox; Jackie Bison Show ; Harry Shearer, Stan Freberg; Amen ; Sherman Hemsley; favorite episode; getting cancelled by NBC because Johnny Carson retired; age ranges in sitcoms