Ziggy Steinberg was in college when he wrote stand-up comedy material
for David Steinberg (no relation), George Carlin and Debbie
Reynolds.His first script for television was the "Neighbors" episode
of The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1974. He then went on to write The Bob
Newhart Show, The David Steinberg Show, The American Music Awards
(from 1976 through 1980), It's Garry Shandling's Show, several Lily
Tomlin specials for CBS, including Lily: Sold Out for which he won an
Emmy Award in the category of Best Musical or Variety Show.In
addition, he authored many short stories and humor pieces for various
magazines, including Gagtime, a parody of E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime,
which he co-wrote with David Steinberg. Gagtime received a Playboy
Editorial Award for Humor in 1976.Steinberg produced and wrote the
screenplay for The Jerk, Too, the sequel to Steve Martin's The Jerk as
well as Porky's Revenge, the sequel to Porky's. He then wrote and
directed The Boss' Wife for Tri-Star Pictures. In 1991, he wrote and
produced Another You, which was the last time Gene Wilder and Richard
Pryor co-starred in a motion picture. It was Richard Pryor's final
starring role.
for David Steinberg (no relation), George Carlin and Debbie
Reynolds.His first script for television was the "Neighbors" episode
of The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1974. He then went on to write The Bob
Newhart Show, The David Steinberg Show, The American Music Awards
(from 1976 through 1980), It's Garry Shandling's Show, several Lily
Tomlin specials for CBS, including Lily: Sold Out for which he won an
Emmy Award in the category of Best Musical or Variety Show.In
addition, he authored many short stories and humor pieces for various
magazines, including Gagtime, a parody of E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime,
which he co-wrote with David Steinberg. Gagtime received a Playboy
Editorial Award for Humor in 1976.Steinberg produced and wrote the
screenplay for The Jerk, Too, the sequel to Steve Martin's The Jerk as
well as Porky's Revenge, the sequel to Porky's. He then wrote and
directed The Boss' Wife for Tri-Star Pictures. In 1991, he wrote and
produced Another You, which was the last time Gene Wilder and Richard
Pryor co-starred in a motion picture. It was Richard Pryor's final
starring role.
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.