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And it's hilarious! He's finally coming clean and owning up to his part in creating some of the worst television of the twentieth century, and that's saying a lot. There's no one like him. As they've been saying since I discovered him as a cub reporter at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, when you're in a pinch . . . Get Bruce!\" —BETTE MIDLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBruce Vilanch is known as a go-to comedy writer for award shows, sitcoms, and over-the-top variety specials, but he has also been responsible for quite a few of the most legendary disasters ever made.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome of his work lives in infamy—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Star Wars Holiday Special\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Paul Lynde Halloween Special\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Rob Lowe dancing with Snow White at the Oscars, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Brady Bunch Variety Hour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. How did these ever seem like a good idea?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWell, everyone has screwed up a few times, or had their work screwed up by others. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIt Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a lifetime reflection of what Vilanch has experienced, learned, and forgotten in decades of working in show business, specifically the south forty acres known as comedy. 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