Herschel Weingrod's guest appearances

Herschel Weingrod

The Comedy On Vinyl Podcast

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast

Ian Talks Comedy

Marlo Thomas

Rob Paulsen

Lily Tomlin

Phil Rosenthal

Griffin Newman

Brian Regan

Paul F. Tompkins

David Sedaris

Martin Lawrence

Nate Bargatze

Kristian Bruun

Scott Aukerman

Danielle Koenig

Andrew Dice Clay

Vaughn Meader

OwlTail

Herschel Weingrod joined me to discuss being influenced by Billy Wilder and Laurel and Hardy; getting his Bachelors in European history; taking film courses close to graduation; going to the London Film School for graduate school; odd jobs taken; looking to write a film noir; getting the idea for "Cheaper to Keep Her" from an article; having Mac Davis star; Roger Ebert said it was a good script; writing "Trading Places" as "Black &amp; White"; the Dukes were brothers his partner, Timothy Harris played doubles tennis with; making them commodities brokers; setting it in Philadelphia; pitched for Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder; Wilder wanted to change the character to be more likeable; Aykroyd gets hired; Ray Milland fails physical, replaced by Don Ameche; 90% of the movie is from the script, 10 % improv; censors won't let Eddie smoke Kools; Don Ameche apologizes for the f-bomb; explanation needed for end of the film; "Trading Places: The Musical"; timelessness of film; writing "Brewster's Millions", a film made many times; "My Stepmother is an Alien"; Jon Lovitz; Gene Wilder wouldn't've worked because he wanted to be loved; John Landis added Franken &amp; Davis, the train and the monkey to the story; Broadway versions of 80's movies have challenges; The Broadway Rule of the "What I want Song"; "Trading Places" Funko Pops; people quoting the movie in real life; Trading Places remembered as #5 Christmas movie; "Twins" - hired to rewrite the original script; added search for the mother; studies twin tics for movie; "Lifted"; Lana Clarkson; "Kindergarten Cop"; how to write for Arnold; "Brewster's Millions" written originally for Bill Murray; people bet on whether he would show up for "Space Jam"; Bill adlibs; picking the players for "Space Jam"; "True Luck"; Peter Weber comedies; Harold Ramis; Cary Grant; Tom Hanks; English antisemitism; Kaifeng Jews

Herschel Weingrod joined me to discuss being influenced by Billy Wilder and Laurel and Hardy; getting his Bachelors in European history; taking film courses close to graduation; going to the London Film School for graduate school; odd jobs taken; looking to write a film noir; getting the idea for "Cheaper to Keep Her" from an article; having Mac Davis star; Roger Ebert said it was a good script; writing "Trading Places" as "Black &amp; White"; the Dukes were brothers his partner, Timothy Harris played doubles tennis with; making them commodities brokers; setting it in Philadelphia; pitched for Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder; Wilder wanted to change the character to be more likeable; Aykroyd gets hired; Ray Milland fails physical, replaced by Don Ameche; 90% of the movie is from the script, 10 % improv; censors won't let Eddie smoke Kools; Don Ameche apologizes for the f-bomb; explanation needed for end of the film; "Trading Places: The Musical"; timelessness of film; writing "Brewster's Millions", a film made many times; "My Stepmother is an Alien"; Jon Lovitz; Gene Wilder wouldn't've worked because he wanted to be loved; John Landis added Franken &amp; Davis, the train and the monkey to the story; Broadway versions of 80's movies have challenges; The Broadway Rule of the "What I want Song"; "Trading Places" Funko Pops; people quoting the movie in real life; Trading Places remembered as #5 Christmas movie; "Twins" - hired to rewrite the original script; added search for the mother; studies twin tics for movie; "Lifted"; Lana Clarkson; "Kindergarten Cop"; how to write for Arnold; "Brewster's Millions" written originally for Bill Murray; people bet on whether he would show up for "Space Jam"; Bill adlibs; picking the players for "Space Jam"; "True Luck"; Peter Weber comedies; Harold Ramis; Cary Grant; Tom Hanks; English antisemitism; Kaifeng Jews

Herschel Weingrod (screenwriter, Trading Places, Twins, Kindergarten Cop)

This successful American screenwriter of comedies, many of which are remakes or adaptations of novels (i.e., "Brewster's Millions" 1985, "Pure Luck" 1991), had worked in collaboration with Timothy Harris. The Wisconsin-born Herschel A. Weingrod and his British-born partner have generally met with commercial approval for their efforts like "Twins" (1988) and "Kindergarten Cop" (1990), both of which benefited from headliner Arnold Schwarzenegger."Falling Down" (1993), which they co-produced, also became a box-office success, but their only real critical success to date has been "Trading Places" (1983), which paired Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy.He has written and co-written a number of Hollywood blockbusters including Space Jam with fellow writer Timothy Harris.Enjoy my conversation with Herschel Weingrod.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2881148/advertisement

This successful American screenwriter of comedies, many of which are remakes or adaptations of novels (i.e., "Brewster's Millions" 1985, "Pure Luck" 1991), had worked in collaboration with Timothy Harris. The Wisconsin-born Herschel A. Weingrod and his British-born partner have generally met with commercial approval for their efforts like "Twins" (1988) and "Kindergarten Cop" (1990), both of which benefited from headliner Arnold Schwarzenegger. "Falling Down" (1993), which they co-produced, also became a box-office success, but their only real critical success to date has been "Trading Places" (1983), which paired Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy. He has written and co-written a number of Hollywood blockbusters including Space Jam with fellow writer Timothy Harris. Enjoy my conversation with Herschel Weingrod. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/2881148/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/2881148/advertisement</a>

BPS 244: Billion-Dollar Comedy Screenwriting with Herschel Weingrod

Lenny Bruce

The co-writer of one of my favorite films of all time, Trading Places, joins me to talk about Lenny Bruce. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Herschel Weingrod  Herschel’s IMDB The Best of Lenny Bruce on Discogs  Check out Celery Sound Records, my new sketch comedy record label at bit.ly/comedyalbums Please subscribe to us on iTunes, follow us on Twitter and like us at the Facebooks. ©2011-2019 StolenDress Entertainment

The co-writer of one of my favorite films of all time, Trading Places, joins me to talk about Lenny Bruce. Host: <a href="http://jason.stolendress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Klamm</a> Producer: <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/MAWorden" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Mike Worden </a>Guest: Herschel Weingrod <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0918339/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Herschel’s IMDB</a> <a href="https://www.discogs.com/Lenny-Bruce-The-Best-Of-Lenny-Bruce/release/7926040" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Best of Lenny Bruce on Discogs</a> Check out Celery Sound Records, my new sketch comedy record label at <a href="http://bit.ly/comedyalbums" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/comedyalbums</a> Please <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/comedy-on-vinyl/id444900056" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a>, follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/comedyonvinyl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and like us at the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Comedy-on-Vinyl/181441438557765" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebooks</a>. ©2011-2019 StolenDress Entertainment

Episode 315 – Herschel Weingrod on The Best of Lenny Bruce