A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as nighttime taxi driver in a city whose perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge to violently lash out, attempting to save a teenage prostitute in the process.
It was the mid-90s and people still got their news from the radio and newspapers...and sitcoms were still filmed in front a live studio audience. Luckily this show has big time comic heavyweights so the laughs were genuine.
Synopsis: The Writers Room is a black comedy about the trials and
tribulations of writing for a Kevin
Pollak-hosted late-night talk show. Neurotic scribes squabble
and worry about jokes, food, and health care plans.
Network exec Frank sends Ed into a downward spiral when he announces that mental health insurance is no longer covered. To make amends, Franks leads a group therapy sessions with disasterous results.