But I told him that show was already out there and in the hope of finding something else, I asked him about his wife and he told me about his crazy Italian family and for every crazy story he had, I had a story about my crazy Jewish family! And so, those characters were created out of his real family. I think he would have been very comfortable doing a Seinfeld-type of show you know where he and his comedian friends sit in a coffee shop and talk about nothing. In the beginning, we didn’t know what the show would be. How did you decide to make it a sitcom family? So, I saw this tape of this Ray Romano fellow he had six minutes on David Letterman and Letterman said: “there should be a show for that guy!” At that point, I’d written for Coach and I wrote a spec script for Fraiser and they liked my work, and Ray and I met and we hit it off. And then, as a writer, they’re sending you out to create shows for them. The way the business works is that your agent sends you tapes of comedians how are looking for people to create shows for them. What’s the origin story of you and Ray Romano? The warmth and down-to-Earth qualities that made Everybody Loves Raymond so beloved are on display in Rosenthal’s real personality as he chows-down in Somebody Feed Phil.įatherly caught up with Rosenthal to discuss the origins of Everybody Loves Raymond, why families are funny and how writing a fictional sitcom character led to the real-life global adventure of Somebody Feed Phil. The travelogue finds Rosenthal sampling cuisine from around the world with the people who actually make the grub, and the best part is, he’s by no means an expert. If you like Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, but wish you learned something about food, and that there was a little more heart to the conversations, then you’ll love Somebody Feed Phil. These days, Rosenthal stars in his comedic travel-food documentary series, Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix. Since 1996, countless dads have seen themselves in Ray, and that relatability is completely the result of Rosenthal’s collaboration with Ray Romano to make a sitcom father not only relatable but, funny because he’s so desperate for a freaking break. As the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, Rosenthal crafted an enduring sitcom family, which, in his words, does something a sitcom can rarely pull-off: Give the audience a dad-protagonist who essentially is just searching for peace. But, one hilarious name on that shortlist is without a doubt Phil Rosenthal. In terms of beloved sitcom writers and creators, the average person can name off the top of their head, most people would be hard-pressed to come up with someone beyond Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Lena Dunham or possibly, Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. The list of sitcom legends is either very short or very long depending on your tastes.
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