Bruce Vilanch has worked on over 25 Academy Awards, winning two writing Emmys in the process, and has been nominated for seven more. He has co-written for the Tonys, Emmys, Grammys, People's Choice, American Comedy Awards, TV Land Awards, SAG Awards, and many more...
His new book is entitled
“IT SEEMED LIKE A BAD IDEA AT THE TIME: The Worst TV Shows in History and other Things I Wrote”
Bruce talks:
-Host Conan O'Brien's Oscar prep
-How the evening wears on, the room fills up with losers
-His FAVORITE host for the Academy Awards and why
-They did 5 shows a day (2 after lunch) for Hollywood Squares and drank WINE before the last two shows
-The WORST tv shows he's written (hello - Star Wars Holiday Special)