Michael Schmidt

Clip show which aired on Superstation WGN and in syndication featuring multiple voiceover segments for “slice of life” comedy clips in the vein of “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” Created original comedy voiceover copy for over 40 clips an episode, 250 episodes total, with an even split of 125 domestic and 125 international.

Game show. Held key role in development of show concept, shaping content with executive producers for network approval. Created game play categories, involved in writing every aspect of the show; host script, announcer copy, straight prize copy, commercial throws. Main writing was creating trivia questions with a decidedly comedic twist.

Sports/Comedy hybrid. One of a number of writers who contributed entire written episodes to producers of show, who would then cull the bits they needed to create full episode. Role of writer was basically ‘joke machine,” writing as much funny as you could to fill the entire episode.

Comedy/Game Show hybrid. Involved in writing every facet of the show, from announcer intros to host banter, straight prize copy to promos and bumpers. Responsible for selecting photos from various sources for “Caption The Picture” round, and writing humorous captions for same.