Comedy writing veteran Dan O’ Shannon (Cheers, Frazier, Modern Family) talks to us about his influences, the moment he decided he’d become funny, his favorite character to write, and of course, the Hollywood and Ohio connection.
Show notes:
A fantastic 1976 article about Jack Hanrahan : the Laugh-In writer who started the "Cleveland being a joke" phenomenon!
Jimmy Kimmel and Tom Holland clip on Cleveland, The Browns and the Russo Brothers.
McHale’s Navy: Tim Conway was from Chagrin Falls, Ohio
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