THE FUNNY PEOPLE FILE
Bob Dolman

A familiar face. A favorite credit.

Bob Dolman

Writer

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Born April 5, 1949Age 77

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The person behind the punchline

A little backstory.

Bob Dolman is a Canadian writer, director and producer whose television comedy work includes SCTV. In the archive he has a writing credit on Half Wits, the programme’s game-show parody. His early television writing also included WKRP in Cincinnati, alongside work with SCTV’s ensemble.

Dolman wrote the screenplays for Willow and Far and Away. He also wrote and directed The Banger Sisters and How to Eat Fried Worms, later returning to the Willow franchise as a writer and producer on its television adaptation. His career links ensemble television comedy with feature films and longer narrative work.

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