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     Gene Perret has been a comedy writer since the early 1960s, working for comedians such as Slappy White and Phyllis Diller. He’s been a television comedy writer and producer since 1968. "The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show" was his first television staff assignment. Gene has also worked as a writer on:

“The Jim Nabors Show”
“Laugh-In”
“The New Bill Cosby Show”
“The Helen Reddy Show”
“The Carol Burnett Show”
“Mama’s Family”
…and others

He was a head-writer/producer on:
“Welcome Back, Kotter”
“Three’s Company”
“The Tim Conway Show”
And wrote episodes for:
“All in the Family”
“Joe and Sons”
“What’s Happening!!”
“Gimme a Break”
“Love, American Style”
…and others.

     Gene has also worked on Bob Hope’s writing staff since 1969, many of those years as Hope’s head writer. In this capacity Gene wrote for all of Bob’s personal appearances and TV specials. Gene was the only writer to travel with the Bob Hope troupe to the war zones of Beirut, the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, and on a peace time military jaunt around the world that featured stops at the Berlin Wall and in Moscow.
     As a television writer, Perret has been nominated for seven Emmy nominations, including one for original music, and two Writer’s Guild Award nominations. He has captured three Emmy awards
and one Writer’s Guild Award.

     Gene has also written over thirty books on or about comedy, including the popular guide for comedy writers and performers Comedy Writing Step by Step.
     Presently, Gene Perret writes a twice-monthly humor column for Arizona Highways. He has also written articles for Reader’s Digest, Good Housekeeping, McCall’s, Parents, Toastmaster, The
Writer’s Digest, and others.

 

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