Gary Murphy

Gary Murphy and I discuss 50's TV, The Dick Van Dyke Show, meeting his partner Larry Strawther, Butch Whacks & The Glass Packs, moving to LA, working on Merv Griffin, writing spec scripts, getting hired on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, meeting Johnny, working two weeks and going to the Anniversary party, the classic Reagan Who's on First routine, getting fired and then rehired, leaving for Thicke of the Night, the inherit problems, Gilbert Gottfried, writing a Happy Days and a Charlie & Co., Gladys Knights' comedy chops, writing "The Pope's Roadie" sketch for That Was the Week that Was, Without A Clue - an overlooked Sherlock Holmes film, My Sister Sam, Night Court - "Dan the Walking Time Bomb", Reinhold Weege and John Larroquette, the writer's strike and "Danny's Got His Gun" three-parter, Acting Sheriff and working with GOULET, The Sinbad Show, CBS kills The Boys are Back, The Faculty, choosing to work on Men Behaving Badly over Everybody Loves Raymond and quitting mid-season, Union Square, Caroline in the City and Lea Thompson, God the Devil and Bob - unnecessary controversy, working with Alan Cumming, James Garner, French Stewart, Laurie Metcalf, and Nancy Cartwright, Linwood Boomer and Malcolm in the Middle, great pilot, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Carpoolers, Notes from the Underbelly, TV Land kills The Exes, Alexa & Katie, and his current series Sydney to the Max and the cast Ruth Righi, Ian Reed Kessler, and Caroline Rhea.