David Bianculli offers an appreciation, then we listen back to a ’06 interview with Burrows, who died June 19. He directed over 1,000 sitcom episodes, co-created Cheers and chose the cast for Friends.
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DAVE DAVIES, HOST:
This is FRESH AIR. I’m Dave Davies. Today, we remember James Burrows, one of the most respected and sought-after directors of TV comedies. In over five decades, he directed more than a thousand episodes – episodes of “Taxi,” “Cheers,” “Friends,” “Frasier,” “Will & Grace” and many other sitcoms. Burrows
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