THE SCRIPT CALLED FOR TEARS… BUT LORETTA SWIT WAS WEEPING FOR REAL.
The studio lighting in the Malibu hills always felt a little too harsh when the sun started to go down. Inside the tent, the air smelled of canvas,…
THE COSTUME WAS A JOKE… BUT LORETTA SWIT WAS CRYING INSIDE.
The room at the Beverly Hills restaurant was quiet, save for the low murmur of a Sunday afternoon crowd. Loretta Swit sat across from Jamie Farr, watching the…
THE LAUGHTER ALWAYS ECHOED ON SET… UNTIL ONE SCENE SILENCED EVERYONE.
Years after the final helicopter flew away from the 4077th, Loretta and William sat together in a quiet, dimly lit hotel lobby. They were in town for a…
THE DAY CORPORAL KLINGER COULD NOT STOP SHRINKING ON SET.
Jamie Farr leaned back in his hotel chair and let out a deep, booming laugh that immediately filled the room. He was in the middle of a long…
THE SCENE THEY NEVER TALKED ABOUT UNTIL YEARS LATER.
Years after the camouflage nets were packed away, two of the 4077th’s most rigid officers sat together in a softly lit living room. Loretta held a cup of…
THE FUNNIEST MISTAKE EVER MADE IN THE MAS*H OPERATING ROOM.
The studio was quiet as Mike Farrell leaned closer to his microphone. He adjusted his headphones, a warm and nostalgic smile slowly spreading across his face. The podcast…
THE GOODBYE NO ONE WAS ACTUALLY READY TO SAY.
Years after the camouflage tents were permanently struck and the studio lights went cold, three old friends sat around a quiet table. The restaurant was mostly empty. The…
THE HEAVIEST LINE EVER DELIVERED ON THE SET OF MAS*H
It was a quiet afternoon in a Los Angeles studio when the conversation shifted away from the laughter. Mike Farrell was sitting under the bright lights of a…
THE SECRET PRANK WE PULLED ON LARRY LINVILLE
I was sitting in a soundproof studio in Los Angeles a few years back, recording an episode for a popular retrospective podcast. The host and I had…
THE HARDEST I EVER LAUGHED DURING MY TIME ON MAS*H
I was sitting in a studio in New York a few months ago, recording an episode for a very popular comedy podcast. The host and I were…