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About the Author
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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