Barnet Kellman (director of the pilot episodes of "Murphy Brown" and "Mad About You," serves as the Robin Williams Endowed Chair in Comedy at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts)
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Barnet Kellman is a master in both the practice and teaching of comedy. After getting his start directing and acting in live theater, he became a director in both film and television. His films include “Straight Talk” with Dolly Parton and “Key Exchange” with Brooke Adams. He has directed countless television programs, including the pilots for “Murphy Brown” and “Mad About You,” as well as episodes of “Designing Women,” “Ally McBeal,” “Alias,” “The George Lopez Show,” and “ER.” He currently serves as the Robin Williams Endowed Chair in Comedy at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. In this interview, Barnet discusses his collaboration with Gene Wilder on the sit com “Something Wilder,” creating a curriculum for the teaching of comedy directing, and (befitting a teacher of comedy) the history of “shpritzing.”
United States
