TV Writer Podcast 046 - John Vorhaus (Comic Toolbox, Married... with Children)

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John Vorhaus is best known as the author of The Comic Toolbox: How to be Funny Even if You?re Not. This seminal book on writing comedy for television and film is now available in four languages, and continues to be a definitive source of information and inspiration for writers from Santa Monica to Scandinavia. An international consultant in television and film script development, Vorhaus has worked for television networks, film schools, and production companies in 30 countries on four continents. Vorhaus? own screenwriting credits include apos;Married? with Children,apos; apos;Head of the Class,apos; apos;The Sentinel,apos; apos;The Flashapos; and many overseas television shows and films, including the sitcoms apos;House Arrestapos; and apos;Pretty, Sick and Twisted,apos; and the movie apos;Save Angel Hope.apos; John is also the author of the six-volume Killer Poker series, plus miscellaneous other books on the subject, including the novel Under the Gun, a ?how-to whodunit? set in the world of high stakes tournament poker. His other novels include The California Roll and its upcoming sequel, The Albuquerque Turkey. Vorhaus is a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University and a member of the Writers Guild of America. He has taught writing at Northwestern University and the American Film Institute, and lectured for such disparate groups as Mensa and the New Jersey Romance Writers Association. Discover more about John at his website: http://johnvorhaus.com. Follow John on Twitter: @TrueFactBarFact. CONTEST: buy Ross Brownapos;s book, "Byte-Sized Television: Create Your Own TV Series for the Internet," read it, and submit questions to mail@tvwriterpodcast.com by January 1st. If you win the random draw, youapos;ll receive a copy of Troy Devolldapos;s book, "Reality TV: An Insiderapos;s Guide to TVapos;s Hottest Market." Didn?t get your questions asked? Make sure you follow Gray on Twitter (@GrayJones) so you can get the scoop on who is being interviewed and how to get your questions in. Also check out our TV Writer Twitter Database to find Twitter addresses for several hundred TV writers. Find our previous episodes and other resources at www.tvwriterpodcast.com. Hosted by Gray Jones, the TV Writer Podcast is devoted to interviews with working TV writers. It is brought to you by Script magazine and Scriptmag.com, the leading source for scriptwriting information in print and on the web; and by Final Draft scriptwriting software, the entertainment industry standard for scriptwriting worldwide.

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