THB #195: Part 1 - The Journey To An HFPA With ZERO Oversight

I was in the audience for the first American Comedy Awards. It was a rubber chicken affair. But I got to hang out for the evening with James Bacon, which was great fun. I was not a journalist at the time (1987). I worked for Marty Ingels, who had a business putting celebrities in ads and doing personal appearances.

George Schlatter created the event, go…