Don’t let the low-key venue (the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre on Theater Row) or limited five-week run fool you: Hollywood comedy vet Kenny Solms (The Carol Burnett Show) attracted an A-list cast and opening night crowd for his autobiographical comedy It Must Be Him. The new play, centering on a no-longer-hot comedy writer (Peter Scolari) who’s having a ...

In spite of the happy faces you saw at the Emmy Awards, a comedy writer’s life in Hollywood isn’t all laughs, especially for those on the far side of 40. That predicament—plus other midlife crisis issues—are at the heart of Kenny Solms’ new comedy It Must Be Him. The show is now in a limited run ...

Peter Scolari in bed with an Emmy? That’s the opening image in Kenny Solms’ autobiographical comedy It Must Be Him. This story of the life and loves of an aging Hollywood comedy writer is getting a first-class production at the tiny Peter Jay Sharp Theatre on Theatre Row. Bosom Buddies and Newhart star Scolari is joined by Gilmore Girls ...

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Fans of classic TV variety shows have seen the name Kenny Solms in the credits as a writer of The Carol Burnett Show and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, as well as specials starring Julie Andrews, the Osmonds, Mary Tyler Moore, Lily Tomlin and many more. While earning numerous prizes for his television work, Solms found time ...