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Bruce Vilanch – Comedy Writer, Songwriter, Actor and 6 time Emmy Award Winner
By Mister D
May 21, 2024

Bruce Vilanch – Comedy Writer, Songwriter, Actor, and six-time Emmy Award Winner

Bruce Vilanch talks about Bette Midler’s impact on his career, his experience with adoption, and his various projects in Hollywood and on Broadway. Bruce is a comedy writer, songwriter, actor, and a six-time Emmy Award winner. Bruce is well known by the public for his years on Hollywood Squares as a celebrity participant. Bruce was also the head writer for the show; he wrote for the Academy Awards and was the head writer for the Oscars from 2000 to 2014. He has been a reporter, a columnist, and a songwriter, published a collection of his writings, and he’s written jokes for the likes of Lily Tomlin, Billy Crystal, Rosie O’Donnell, and Robin Williams. He has appeared on Broadway in Hairspray and various TV shows and has written and performed off-Broadway in his self-penned one-man show, Bruce Vilanch: Almost Famous.

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Audio: Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast – #220 Bruce Vilanch
By Earwolf and Gilbert Gottfried.
August 13, 2018

Gilbert and Frank welcome an old friend, legendary comedy writer Bruce Vilanch, who looks back at the “golden age” of TV variety shows and specials, including “Donny & Marie,” “The Brady Bunch Hour,” “The Star Wars Holiday Special” and “The Paul Lynde Halloween Special.” (all co-written by Bruce himself). Also, Margaret Hamilton makes her move, Robert Reed channels Carmen Miranda, Jack Benny does “The Match Bit” and Gilbert takes over “Hollywood Squares.” PLUS: Jack Palance! Bob Hope’s filing cabinet! “Wayne Newton at SeaWorld”! Bruce hangs with Tallulah Bankhead! And the Oscar joke that never made the air!

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At 4pm central tomorrow weâ€re talking to the wonderful Bruce Vilanch, Hollywoodâ€s go-to comedy writer, best known for his appearances on seasons 1-4 of the revamped Hollywood Squares, along with Whoopi Goldberg.

For many years Bruce worked as the head comedy writer for the Tonys and the Oscars, and is loved by many in the entertainment industry for his work as a writer for Bette Midler, Cher, Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin and Joan Rivers.

In the late 70s Bruce was hired by George Lucas to write the Star Wars Holiday Special, considered one of the most cringe-worthy and unintentionally hilarious TV specials of all time, mostly because it put the Star Wars characters in unusual situations, including Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia singing the “Life Day” song.

Over twenty years after its initial airdate, the Holiday Special has become a much-treasured bootleg video that most die-hard fans have in their collection. Weâ€re talking to Bruce about his work as a writer, working with all the comedy greats and of course the Star Wars Holiday Special. What were they thinking?

Ask Bruce Vilanch anything!
– Hereâ€s a great interview with Bruce Vilanch by Combustible Celluloid.

Bruce Vilanch will be apearing with Carol Channing and Carole Cook at “Help is on the Way,” Northern Californiaâ€s largest annual AIDS benefit concert on Sunday Auguest 15 at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco.

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