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The Private Life of Peg Lynch

The Private Life of Peg Lynch. The "woman who invented the sitcom" comes to life in these hilarious and surprising tales that recount her remarkable life. Peg’s journey from small-town girl of alarming precocity to national radio and TV star is told in her voice by the one person on earth qualified to channel the great lady’s spirit: Astrid King, her daughter. Here and there Peg herself chimes in from archival interviews. Music by Denis King and the occasional remark from James Lileks. YouTube versions have photos to illustrate the tales, drawn from Peg’s collection. It’s one of those podcasts you’ll want to watch as well as hear! Episodes appearing every Sunday for 12 weeks.  Learn more.

Guide to the Peg Lynch Papers

The Peg Lynch Papers span the years from 1944 to 1976, and are part of the Special Collections & University Archives at the University of Oregon Libraries. The collection consists largely of the radio and television scripts written by Lynch for the two shows which she created and starred in with Alan Bunce: Ethel and Albert and The Couple Next Door. Learn more.

Tribute

Written by James Lileks, writer and columnist for the Minneapolis Tribune. 
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Samuel French Inc.

Samuel French, offering several of the Ethel & Albert comedic scripts, is committed to not only respecting the history of the theatre, as well as its own place in that history, but also leading the industry with new technological advancements and cutting edge literature. Learn more.

Radio Spirits

The leading publisher and marketer of classic "old time" radio programs, Radio Spirits offers the first 24 surviving episodes of The Couple Next Door, a classic daytime comedy favorite, created and written by Peg Lynch. Learn more.