Marc Sotkin

Marc Sotkin and I discuss his books The Comatose Adventures of Lenny Rose and With Time Off for Bad Behavior; the final season of Laverne & Shirley; Larry Breeding; coming to LA and joining the Off the Wall comedy troupe; getting hired for Sirota's Court and moving to Laverne & Shirley; Phil Foster; Blansky's Beauties; Working Stiffs; I'm A Big Girl Now; working with Danny Thomas; having a bit part on Laverne & Shirley; writing two specials with Garry Shandling; It's A Living; Ann Jillian; Crystal Bernard; Sheryl Lee Ralph; how not gelling with Bill Maher on a pilot script led to getting The Golden Girls; how working with the ladies was different than on Laverne & Shirley; episodes he wrote: Ebb Tide; Bill Dana; favorite jokes; Golden Palace; replacing Alexei Sayle with Cheech Marin; Don Cheadle and the episode Camp Town Races Aren't Nearly as Much Fun as They Used to Be; The Sinbad Show; Platypus Man; First Time Out; You Wish; Charles in Charge; his internet series Boomer Alley; his graphic novel The Improbables; his short film, The Decision; and what he's working on now. His books, TV scripts, and The Improbables cartoon can be found on marcsotkin.com