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Endpoint: Phil Hahn (Comics Author)



created on: 12/10/2026
by: Lo55o (14775)
 
 

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Phil Hahn (born August 21, 1932 in Bloomington, Kansas, USA - died November 17 2019 in Coos Bay, Oregon, USA (aged 87) was an American comics writer who often worked for the magazine Mad.
He was an Emmy-winning original writer on 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In' who also penned jokes for the likes of Sonny and Cher, Donny and Marie and Dolly Parton.

Born in Bloomington, Kansas, Hahn attended Osborne High School and graduated from the University of Kansas in 1954.

He worked for Hallmark Cards, published articles and cartoons in Playboy, Esquire and Mad magazines and wrote kids books with Hanrahan before being hired in the early 1960s by Hanna-Barbera. He worked for Fantastic Four and other cartoons during his stay there.

After penning a 1965 episode for Dr. Kildare and writing for The Banana Splits Adventure Hour and the 1967 Academy Awards, Hahn was hired by George Schlatter for the staff of NBC’s Laugh-In, which premiered on Jan. 22, 1968.

Hahn joined CBS’ The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour for its second season in 1972 and stuck around for its 1974 conclusion, then rejoined the (now divorced) couple for The Sonny and Cher Show in 1976, writing and producing during its two seasons. He landed three more Emmy noms for those two programs, working alongside Steve Martin and Bob Einstein.

Five months later, Hahn received his Emmy for outstanding writing in music or variety, sharing the honor with frequent writing partners Jack Hanrahan and Coslough Johnson, Chris Bearde, Paul Keyes, Marc London, Allan Manings, David Panich, Hugh Wedlock Jr. and Digby Wolfe.

Hahn died in Coos Bay, Oregon, according to his ex-wife, Joanne Dalsass. He was diagnosed with lung cancer just a few weeks ago.
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Submitted by : Lo55o (14775)
on : 12/10/2026