Episode Description
Joyce Bulifant takes us back to the golden age of television with warm, hilarious, and surprisingly emotional stories from a career that spans classic sitcoms, legendary films, and unforgettable live-audience comedy. Joyce shares what it was really like stepping into the tight-knit world of The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Murray Slaughter’s wife Marie, why Valerie Harper and Gavin MacLeod left such a lasting impression, and the Betty White line about Joyce’s “dirty jokes” that still cracks her up.
Then the stories get even bigger. Joyce reveals how she ended up teaching Fred Astaire the Twist moments before filming, why she initially thought the Airplane script was the “dumbest thing” she’d ever read, and how dyslexia shaped her process, and sometimes accidentally made her funnier. Joyce also opens up about writing her memoir, her advocacy work, resilience after brain surgery, and the unexpected fan moment that reminded her why making people laugh matters.
This is Still Here Hollywood with Steve Kmetko.
Then the stories get even bigger. Joyce reveals how she ended up teaching Fred Astaire the Twist moments before filming, why she initially thought the Airplane script was the “dumbest thing” she’d ever read, and how dyslexia shaped her process, and sometimes accidentally made her funnier. Joyce also opens up about writing her memoir, her advocacy work, resilience after brain surgery, and the unexpected fan moment that reminded her why making people laugh matters.
This is Still Here Hollywood with Steve Kmetko.