Bob Comfort

Robert John Comfort (September 17, 1940 – January 8, 2010) was a Canadian-born American screenwriter, producer, and radio host.

Born in Calgary, Comfort began entertainment work as a radio talk show host, later moving to California to pursue television writing. Alongside Rick Kellard, he created the shows The Cheap Show and Wacko. He wrote scripts for numerous other shows, but in the 1980s, left the television industry to write film scripts.

Early life Comfort was born September 17, 1940, in Calgary. He lived in Drumheller until age 11, moving to Edmonton. One of three siblings, his father was a secondary school educator. He was raised in the Church of the Nazarene, but eventually left and became an atheist due to rejecting the doctrine of creationism.

Comfort and Kellard both found work at Lorimar Television, becoming screenwriters in the early 1980s. Together, they developed the shows The Cheap Show and Wacko, as well as writing scripts for Just Our Luck and The Redd Foxx Show.

Credits Listed chronologically. Adopted from TV Guide.

The John Byner Comedy Hour (1972) Wacko (1977) Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus (1978) Just Our Luck (1983) The Redd Foxx Show (1986) Sidekicks (1986–1987) Dogfight (1991) Good Luck (1996) Maximum Bob (1998)