Susan Silver: The Original Mary Richards
Original Airdates: Aug. 27-29, 2021
TVC 552.3: Ed welcomes Susan Silver, one of the original writers for The Mary Tyler Moore Show and one of the very first female writers to break the glass ceiling in the world of TV comedy. Topics this segment include the integral role that Garry Marshall played in helping Susan make that breakthrough, and the many ways in which her personal story arc resembles that of Mary Richards.
Susan’s memoir, Hot Pants in Hollywood: Sex, Secrets and Sitcoms, is available as a print edition through Amazon.com and as an audiobook through Audible.com. Susan’s radio commentary, Susan Says with Susan Silver, is heard on Libsyn, Spotify, on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you find podcasts.
Susan Silver, Sean Connery, and Lenny Bruce
Original Airdates: Aug. 27-29, 2021
TVC 552.4: Author, speaker, and television pioneer Susan Silver talks to Ed about some of her early TV writing credits, which include what would have been a pivotal episode of That Girl; some of her other mentors in television, which include producer George Eckstein; and the unlikely circumstances that resulted in her dating comedian Lenny Bruce one New Year’s Eve night. Susan’s memoir, Hot Pants in Hollywood: Sex, Secrets and Sitcoms, is available as a print edition through Amazon.com and as an audiobook through Audible.com. Susan’s radio commentary, Susan Says with Susan Silver, is heard on Libsyn, Spotify, on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you find podcasts.
