Merrill Markoe
Merrill Markoe
Merrill Markoe is an American author, television writer, and sometime standup comedian...
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth13 August 1948
writing years effort
When you have been writing for a lot of years, you have to make an effort not to start repeating yourself. It occurred to me that I tended to tread certain ground automatically, because it was comfortable, but that there were areas I avoided automatically because they made me nervous.
american-musician few guys hats last men notice remove stuff sunglasses thick
A few last men to beware: guys who won't remove their hats and sunglasses - they think you're too thick to notice the stuff they think they're hiding.
country hip leads
No one would argue against the fact that L.A. leads the country in opportunities for being hip and pretentious.
american-musician episode guide seen tv
I, too, have never seen an episode of Moesha, and even more amazing, I have never even read a TV Guide description of an episode.
reality two males
I really enjoyed Merrill Markoe's Guide To Glamorous Living, which was a weird hybrid reality/sketch thing I wrote, directed, and hosted, with two male-model bimbos whom I made agree with everything I said.
self awareness transparency
When anyone lacks self-awareness and doesn't recognize their transparencies, it's always funny.
celebrity-gossip care want
I don't like the celebrity gossip culture, and I certainly don't want to contribute to it. I don't care about the Kardashians, or any of them.
reality television unions
Reality television is a scripted hyper-life that employs writers, but won't allow them to call themselves writers or join the union.
goal work-out world
My goal was always getting my work out in the world, and in many ways, I feel like the luckiest person alive.
creative care productive
I care about being creative and productive.
creative anxiety growth
I have learned that the stuff that causes me anxiety, the stuff I instinctively veer away from, is usually a road map to where my own creative growth can be found. So I consciously head toward the places that make me uncomfortable.
earth tasks belief
Since - in my belief system - we each get only one go-round here on planet Earth, it is the task of the writer to interpret, examine, and reflect on the specifics of their one and only life experience.
acceptance magic gone
It's just like magic. When you live by yourself, all your annoying habits are gone!.
cute mother father
Beware the cute, hot guy who kind of reminds you of the parent you don't get along with: your cold, distant father who left when you were a kid or your hot-tempered mother whom you could never please.