Bruce Vilanch's new book, "It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time," details his involvement in some of the most gloriously awful moments in the history of entertainment. (Jesse Grant / Variety via ...

Legendary comedy scribe Bruce Vilanch is renowned as the go-to for award shows but he’s also been involved with some deliciously campy specials and movies. The Emmy winner recounts them in his ...

Bruce Vilanch was the head writer for the Academy Awards for over a decade. Now he’s sharing his thoughts on how the awards show has evolved. (Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty Images) As the former ...

Bruce Vilanch is truly a legend in the world of comedy writing but also as an actor and comedian. You have seen his work if you watch the Academy Awards (for which he is a multi-Emmy Award winner), ...

It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time: The Worst TV Shows in History and Other Things I Wrote by Bruce Vilanch Credit: Photo courtesy Chicago Review Press A: Probably. It’s a dainty phrase. Some of ...

The 1989 Oscars was a famously bad telecast, and Emmy-winning comedy writer Bruce Vilanch — who is credited for working on 25 Academy Awards ceremonies over the course of his career — reveals in his ...

The legendary funnyman debuts 'The Oscars: What Were They Thinking?' on Nov. 11. By Seth Abramovitch Senior Writer Attention Oscar addicts: Bruce Vilanch is sharing secrets from his 14-year tenure as ...

Bruce Vilanch was the head writer for the Academy Awards for 14 years. It's the kind of entertainment he writes for where he really excels: star-studded variety shows with big, brassy musical numbers.

If you’re looking for someone to serve as a tour guide situated at the crossroads of Old Hollywood and modern-day pop culture, you can do a lot worse than turning to Bruce Vilanch. While Vilanch may ...

Remember that Snow White-Rob Lowe debacle at the 1989 Oscars? How about the galactically bizarre 1978 “Star Wars Holiday Special"? Or the 1980 Village People disco bomb “Can’t Stop the Music"? Bruce ...