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Bruce Vilanch- HOLLYWOOD SQUARES, THE OSCARS
By Mister D
May 22, 2024

The man, the myth, the legend himself, Bruce Vilanch made a triumphant return to our humble show. He is a legendary storyteller, and you don’t want to miss him revealing the greatest joke that never made it on the air at the Oscars, what it was like writing the first ever appearance of KISS on television, and how the Star Wars Holiday Special came together. The award for the funniest podcast guest goes to…Bruce Vilanch on THE NIGHT TIME SHOW!

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New York Post
Bruce Vilanch on writing for the Oscars — and how stars prepare to present
By Cindy Adams
Published April 8, 2024

Bruce Vilanch, king of the Oscars writers, remembers Sharon Stone flashing her essential parts in “Basic Instinct.”

He says, ” The Joke then was, ‘This year’s biggest part was Sharon Stone’s in Basic Instinct.?’ She then grimaced in the audience.

“Oscar nights, we get audience seats. Sometimes, they’re on top of the balcony. Once I asked Chris Henchy, Brooke Shields’ husband, if he wanted a pair of tickets. Brooke said, ‘No. Forget it.’ They didn’t even sit through the show.

“Often in our room we writers throw jokes at each other. Once documentary winner Michael Moore made a speech about George W. Bush. Stagehands began booing. Emcee Steve Martin then announced the stagehands were helping Michael into the trunk of his car.

“For jokes some stars need rehearsal. Jane Fonda wants a pre-reading. Johnny Depp: ‘I don’t know how to do this because there’s no real character here.’ I said, ‘Make one up.’ So he remembered being chemically altered in one picture and delivered his lines as if he was slightly oiled.

“I actually started with Bette Midler. She was then nobody but — like me — she came from New Jersey so I wound up writing for her.”

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