John and Craig host comedy titans Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy), Ben Falcone (The Boss, Tammy), Kourtney Kang (Fresh Off the Boat), Rob McElhenney (Always Sunny in Philadelphia), and Alec Berg (Barry, Silicon Valley) onstage to discuss writing jokes, what they look for in a writing partner, and the heartbreak of movie endings.

We also record our first ever Scriptnotes commercial and introduce a new game called ‘Bot or Not.’

Recorded live from the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. Thanks to Hollywood Heart for organizing this event and to a great audience!

Links:

• Thanks for joining us Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Kourtney Kang, Rob McElhenney, and Alec Berg!
• Learn more about Hollywood Heart. Donate here!
• Buy special edition ‘Camp Scriptnotes’ T-shirts to benefit Hollywood Heart here!
• John August on Twitter
• Craig Mazin on Twitter
• Melissa McCarthy on Twitter
• Ben Falcone on Twitter
• Kourtney Kang on Twitter
• Rob McElhenney on Twitter
• Alec Berg on Twitter
• John on Instagram
• Outro by Rajesh Naroth (answer to the trivia question: who holds the record for most listener outros) (send us yours!)

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.