Bob Kushell

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Bob Kushell (born January 29, 1969) is an American television writer and producer.

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Career

Kushell has written for network television comedies including The Simpsons , 3rd Rock from the Sun , Malcolm in the Middle , Grounded for Life , American Dad! , Samantha Who? , Suburgatory , Anger Management , and Fam . In 2015, Kushell joined Bill Prady to co-create The Muppets , which ran for 1 season on ABC Television [1] [2] [3] and won a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award. [4]

Kushell is also the creator and writer of Way to Go , a comedy series for the UK's BBC Three about three men who start an assisted suicide business. It was first commissioned by the BBC in November 2012. [5]

In December 2008, he hosted his own online talk show, co-created with his brother-in-law Russell Arch, Anytime with Bob Kushell , on Crackle. [6] The show was a fully featured talk show in five minutes, including a one-joke monologue, a comedy bit and an interview with a celebrity guest. The show ran for two seasons.

In 2018 Kushell was fired for inappropriate behavior during the filming of Fam. He was also one of the subjects of Maureen Ryan's book Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood, which examines allegations of sexual harassment against him while on the reboot of The Muppets in 2015.

Awards

Kushell has been nominated for two primetime Emmy Awards [7] and won a Golden Globe. [8] Paley Center for Media has preserved the first season Salute Your Shorts episode "Sponge Saga" in its New York archive, which had its teleplay written by Kushell. [9]

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  2. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (3 April 2015). "Muppets Series from "Big Bang" Co-Creator Bill Prady & Bob Kushell Eyed by ABC". Deadline Hollywood . Deadline. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "'The Muppets' Canceled by ABC After One Season". 12 May 2016.
  4. ↑ THR Staff (13 March 2016). "Kids' Choice Awards: The complete winners list". cnn.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "BBC Three commissions new comedy Way To Go". BBC Media Centre. BBC. November 22, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Crackle.com Unveils New Slate of Original Web Programming". MarketWatch. 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2009-02-25.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ ATAS. "Bob Kushell Awards & Nominations". Television Academy. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "3rd Rock From the Sun Nominations/Wins". hpfa.org. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "SALUTE YOUR SHORTS {SHOW #2}: THE SPONGE SAGA (TV)". The Paley Center for Media. July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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