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Show Notes
<p dir="ltr"><em>The Star Wars Holiday Special</em>, <em>The Brady Bunch Variety Hour</em>, and Rob Lowe singing with Snow White at the Oscars have gone down in history as some of the worst TV ever made. Bruce Vilanch is the man behind them all. He recounts his biggest TV flops in his new book <em>It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time</em>. Sam chats with Bruce about how those infamous TV moments were made, how writing TV comedy has changed, and what it’s like to write for awards shows. Plus, Bruce shares advice for aspiring writers.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/it-seemed-like-a-bad-idea-at-the-time-bruce-vilanch/1145905956">It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time</a></em> is out now. </p>
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<p dir="ltr">The Sam Sanders Show is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions.</p>