Stages Podcast

S2E25: Comedy In Comfortable Shoes with James Burrows


Listen Later

James Burrows is an 11-time Emmy Award-winning director. He began his television career directing episodes of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "The Bob Newhart Show," and "Laverne & Shirley." He became the resident director on "Taxi," then co-created the beloved classic "Cheers," directing 243 of the 273 episodes, as well as all 246 episodes of "Will & Grace." He has directed the pilots and multiple episodes of "Frasier," "Friends," "Mike & Molly," the pilots of "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory," and hundreds of other shows that he chronicles in his new memoir, Directed by James Burrows

In this episode, James shares lessons he has learned throughout his five-decade career, behind-the-scenes stories from directing more than 1,000 episodes of television, and how he knows something is truly funny.

Support the show: http://www.stagespodcast.net

 

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Stages PodcastBy Marylee Fairbanks

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

165 ratings


More shows like Stages Podcast

View all
Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang by Big Money Players Network and iHeartPodcasts

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

8,423 Listeners

Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine by Hosted by actress Ilana Levine

Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine

478 Listeners

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard by Armchair Umbrella

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

68,440 Listeners

The Holderness Family Podcast by The Holderness Family

The Holderness Family Podcast

3,280 Listeners

Seek Treatment with Cat & Pat by Headgum

Seek Treatment with Cat & Pat

3,089 Listeners

The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales by Broadway Podcast Network

The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales

124 Listeners

DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell by Connor & Dylan MacDowell

DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell

198 Listeners

VERY DELTA with Delta Work by Moguls of Media

VERY DELTA with Delta Work

2,008 Listeners

Sentimental Men by Broadway Podcast Network

Sentimental Men

255 Listeners

That's A Gay Ass Podcast by Eric Williams

That's A Gay Ass Podcast

325 Listeners

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus by Lemonada Media

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

10,408 Listeners

Dinner’s on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson by Sony Music Entertainment

Dinner’s on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

912 Listeners

Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers by Seth Meyers and Josh Meyers

Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers

2,628 Listeners

Gabbing with Gib by Hurrdat Media

Gabbing with Gib

404 Listeners

The Golden Girls Deep Dive Podcast by Golden Girls Deep Dive

The Golden Girls Deep Dive Podcast

1,353 Listeners