Dave Hackel is the creator of BECKER, and worked for years on FRASIER, WINGS, and many other shows. This week he talks about breaking into the business on game shows and has a hilarious Truman Capote story (who doesn’t?). Also, some great things he learned along the way coming up through the ranks of sitcom writing and producing. You’ll laugh and shudder.Get 20% off your first order at <a href="https://dadgrass.com/pages/HOLLYWOOD?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=WavePodcastNetwork&utm_campaign=HOLLYWOOD&utm_id=UTM_HOLLYWOOD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dadgrass.com/HOLLYWOOD</a>Listen to more podcasts like this: <a href="https://wavepodcastnetwork.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wavepodcastnetwork.com</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Dave Hackel is the creator of BECKER, and worked for years on FRASIER, WINGS, and many other shows. This week he talks about breaking into the business on game shows and has a hilarious Truman Capote story (who doesn’t?). Also, some great things he learned along the way coming up through the ranks of sitcom writing and producing. You’ll laugh and shudder. Get 20% off your first order at https://dadgrass.com/HOLLYWOOD Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dave Hackel is the creator of BECKER, and worked for years on FRASIER, WINGS, and many other shows. This week he talks about breaking into the business on game shows and has a hilarious Truman Capote story (who doesn’t?). Also, some great things he learned along the way coming up through the ranks of sitcom writing and producing. You’ll laugh and shudder.Get 20% off your first order at <a href="https://dadgrass.com/pages/HOLLYWOOD?utm_source=Podcast&amp;utm_medium=WavePodcastNetwork&amp;utm_campaign=HOLLYWOOD&amp;utm_id=UTM_HOLLYWOOD" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://dadgrass.com/HOLLYWOOD</a>Listen to more podcasts like this:&nbsp;<a href="https://wavepodcastnetwork.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://wavepodcastnetwork.com</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

EP246: Meet comedy writer Dave Hackel

Hollywood &amp; Levine looks at the world of entertainment, pop culture, screenwriting, and life, and takes none of it seriously. The point is to make you laugh, although useful information might accidentally slip through. Hosted by Emmy-winning writer/baseball announcer/talk show host, Ken Levine, Hollywood &amp; Levine will feature commentary, war stories on Ken’s career (MASH, Cheers, Frasier, Simpsons), interviews, writing advice, movie reviews, snarky award show recaps, tall tales from his baseball and radio career, segments from old broadcasts, improv sketches, answering listener questions, and more. It’s a fun, fast-paced hour of humor, nonsense, and God knows what. LEGAL NOTICE &amp; TERMS OF USE:&nbsp;© WAVE Podcast Network™. All Rights Reserved. This RSS feed and its contents (audio, video,metadata, and descriptions) are provided for personal, non-commercial use via authorized podcatchers only.&nbsp;Unauthorized scraping, crawling, or AI-assisted transcription of this content for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited.&nbsp;Any creation of derivative works, including text-based transcripts for advertising attribution, keyword analysis, or LLM training without a signed licensing agreement, constitutes a breach of these terms and a violation of the U.S. Copyright Act and 2026 State AI Transparency laws. Use of this feed by "Podtrac," "Podscribe," or similar entities for commercial monetization is denied.

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Hollywood & Levine looks at the world of entertainment, pop culture, screenwriting, and life, and takes none of it seriously. The point is to make you laugh, although useful information might accidentally slip through. Hosted by Emmy-winning writer/baseball announcer/talk show host, Ken Levine, Hollywood & Levine will feature commentary, war stories on Ken’s career (MASH, Cheers, Frasier, Simpsons), interviews, writing advice, movie reviews, snarky award show recaps, tall tales from his baseball and radio career, segments from old broadcasts, improv sketches, answering listener questions, and more. It’s a fun, fast-paced hour of humor, nonsense, and God knows what. LEGAL NOTICE & TERMS OF USE: © WAVE Podcast Network™. All Rights Reserved. This RSS feed and its contents (audio, video,metadata, and descriptions) are provided for personal, non-commercial use via authorized podcatchers only. Unauthorized scraping, crawling, or AI-assisted transcription of this content for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited. Any creation of derivative works, including text-based transcripts for advertising attribution, keyword analysis, or LLM training without a signed licensing agreement, constitutes a breach of these terms and a violation of the U.S. Copyright Act and 2026 State AI Transparency laws. Use of this feed by "Podtrac," "Podscribe," or similar entities for commercial monetization is denied.

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