Marc Sotkin

<p>Marc Sotkin and I discuss his books The Comatose Adventures of Lenny Rose and With Time Off for Bad Behavior; the final season of <em>Laverne &amp; Shirley</em>; Larry Breeding; coming to LA and joining the Off the Wall comedy troupe; getting hired for <em>Sirota's Court</em> and moving to <em>Laverne &amp; Shirley</em>;&nbsp;Phil Foster; <em>Blansky's Beauties</em>;&nbsp;<em>Working Stiffs</em>; <em>I'm A Big Girl Now</em>; working with Danny Thomas; having a bit part on <em>Laverne &amp; Shirley</em>; writing two specials with Garry Shandling;<em>&nbsp;It's A Living</em>; Ann Jillian; Crystal Bernard; Sheryl Lee Ralph; how not gelling with Bill Maher on a pilot script led to getting <em>The Golden Girls</em>;&nbsp;how working with the ladies was different than on Laverne &amp; Shirley; episodes he wrote: Ebb Tide; Bill Dana; favorite jokes; <em>Golden Palace</em>; 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; <em>The Sinbad Show</em>; <em>Platypus Man</em>;&nbsp;<em>First Time Out</em>; <em>You Wish</em>; <em>Charles in Charge</em>; his internet series Boomer Alley;&nbsp;his graphic novel The Improbables; his short film, The Decision; and what he's working on now.</p> <p>His books, TV scripts, and The Improbables cartoon can be found on marcsotkin.com</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a>