Bob Kushell is an American

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and producer. He has written for network television comedies including ''

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'', '' 3rd Rock from the Sun'', '' Malcolm in the Middle'', ''

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'', '' American Dad!'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' FAM''. In 2015, Kushell joined Bill Prady to co-create ''

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'', which ran for 1 season on ABC Television and won a

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. Kushell has been nominated for two primetime Emmy Awards and won a Golden Globe.

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has preserved the first season ''

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'' episode "Sponge Saga" in its New York archive, which had its

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written by Kushell. Kushell is also the creator and writer of '' Way to Go'', a comedy series for the UK's

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about three men who start an assisted suicide business. It was first commissioned by the BBC in November 2012. In December 2008 he hosted his own online talk show, co-created with his brother-in-law

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, '' Anytime with Bob Kushell'', on

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. The show was a fully featured talk show in five minutes, including a one-joke monologue, a comedy bit and an interview with a celebrity guest. The show ran for two seasons.

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* *http://www.tv.com/people/bob-kushell/ *http://www.emmys.com/nominations/1997 *http://www.emmys.com/nominations/1998 *https://web.archive.org/web/20130521182756/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/?param=%2Fyear%2F1996 Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) American television writers American male television writers American television producers {{US-tv-writer-stub