Bill Lawrence, our guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, which was recorded at the recent Napa Valley StreamFest, is a veteran television producer, writer and director who created or co-created several of the most beloved TV shows of the past 30 years, including Spin City, Scrubs, Ted Lasso and two that are currently serious Emmy contenders, Shrinking and Rooster.
The 57-year-old, who was the 2025 recipient of the Writers Guild of America-East’s Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence, and has to his name seven Emmy nominations — including six for best comedy series, spread between three shows, Scrubs, Ted Lasso and Shrinking — two of which he won, has been described by the New York Times as “one of TV’s most successful creators,” by The Ankler as “one of television’s hottest showrunners” and by FandomWire as “the maestro of the modern television comedy.”
In addition to Shrinking and Rooster, Lawrence has two other TV shows that are currently active: a reboot of Scrubs, the first season of which rolled out on ABC between February and April; Apple TV’s Ted Lasso, the fourth season of which will drop in August; and Apple TV’s Bad Monkey, the second season of which is forthcoming.
