When Woody Harrelson first joined the cast of “Cheers,” Ted Danson committed a lot of time trying to “outdo” his new cast member.

On the April 1 episode of their podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (Sometimes) the costars — who played Sam Malone and Woody Boyd, respectively, on Cheers — ...

In fact, it almost didn’t happen at all. “I think I got the story right,” James, 84, said in the episode. “In the rehearsals for the first show with her, she walks in the bar and she’s ...

James Burrows was born in Los Angeles, the son of Abe Burrows, a well-known playwright and stage director. At a young age his father moved the family back to their native New York to continue his work ...

“You don’t look sad … you just look like a reluctant bottom.” When a new series receives the James Burrows stamp of approval, it’s almost guaranteed to be a hysterical ride. After ...

She elaborated, "I had one extra audition just for James Burrows. I did it and he went, 'No notes.' I left going, 'That either means she's beyond help and helpless, just like I always knew,' or ...

the new Hulu comedy from Will & Grace creators/executive producers David Kohan and Max Mutchnick and director-producer James Burrows. "Working with Linda was one of the highlights of our careers.

Even harder: They had to make it funny. “The job is to make sure it doesn’t get too sad and too sentimental,” said James Burrows, the multicamera-sitcom legend who directed the episode.