Interview with Rowby Goren (Laugh-In, TunnelVision, He-Man)
Rowby Goren might not be a name everyone reading is intimately familiar with, but it only takes a cursory glance at his myriad of credits to realize it would be hard to find someone without at least a passing awareness of something he's worked on. Rowby is a veteran comedy writer whose work stretches from variety shows that range from classic to infamous ( Laugh-In, Pink Lady & Jeff ), beloved sitcoms ( Three's Company ) and iconic children's cartoons ( He-Man , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ). I contacted Rowby to talk about his work on the 1976 sketch film TunnelVision , a film where he's listed with the somewhat dubious title of "creative consultant". I had to talk about that film for a podcast , and learned quickly that despite containing appearances from multiple notable future comedy stars (SNL's Chevy Chase, Laraine Newman, Al Franken & Tom Davis, SCTV's John Candy & Joe Flaherty; as well as Betty Thomas, Roger Bowen & Howard He