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On Comedy Writinginactive

Publisher |: Boardwalk Audio

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Comedy,; Interview,; Writing

Categories Via RSS |: Comedy

Host Alan Johnson interviews working comedy writers about the business and craft of comedy writing.

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People |: Alan Johnson (@therealaskj)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: Los Angeles, CA
Premiere Date |: 2016-12-14
Related Hashtags |: #OnComedyWriting
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: Yes

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103 Available Episodes (103 Total) / Average duration: 01:09:19

Date Duration Most Reviewed Highest Rated

103 Available Episodes (103 Total)Average duration: 01:09:19

May 08, 2019

01:04:38

Neal Sharma (medical student, once turned in a research paper six months late) joins Alan to “make it weird” on the last ever episode of On Comedy Writing. Thanks for listening!

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May 01, 2019

01:09:42

Moss Perricone (Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj) joins Alan to talk about why you should just go out and do an open mic, problems with NYU, and interviewing for his current job.

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Apr 24, 2019

01:09:45

Jason Kim (Barry, Girls) joins Alan to talk about why playwrights are having so much success in television, writing a musical about K-pop, and the pitching process.

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Apr 17, 2019

01:21:08

Brian Wysol (Hot Streets, Rick and Morty) joins Alan to talk about doing Channel 101, making animations on his own, and creating his own show.

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Apr 10, 2019

01:02:29

Glenn Boozan (I Love You, America, Adam Ruins Everything) joins Alan to talk about the differences between UCBs on both coasts, doing the Second City Comedy Studies program, and why improv can sometimes be harmful in writing.

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Apr 03, 2019

01:17:45

David Rabinowitz (BlacKkKlansman, The Pack Theater) joins Alan to talk about going to Quinnipiac University (hell yeah), how he got BlacKkKlansman made without representation, and taking a tequila shot with Brie Larson at the Oscars.

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Mar 27, 2019

02:06:42

Eric Moneypenny (AOK, The Pack Theater) joins Alan to talk about recording a sketch comedy album, going on tour with his sketch group opening for Drew Carey, and why there aren’t many sketch comedy television shows.

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Mar 20, 2019

00:53:59

Claire Friedman (Desus and Mero, Saturday Night Live) joins Alan to talk about doing stand-up in New York as a teen, working on the Harvard Lampoon, and moving from the business side of entertainment to creative.

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Mar 13, 2019

01:13:41

Eric Drysdale (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) joins Alan to talk about writing on a Canadian sketch show as a teen, his Crazy Davis bit, and working on The Colbert Report.

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Mar 06, 2019

00:52:08

Lucas Gardner (Miracle Workers, The New Yorker) joins Alan to talk about free writing to generate ideas, self-publishing humor novels, and working with Simon Rich.

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May 08 | 01:04:38

The Last Episode of On Comedy Writing (with Neal Sharma)

May 01 | 01:09:42

#102 - Moss Perricone

Apr 24 | 01:09:45

#101 - Jason Kim

Apr 17 | 01:21:08

#100 - Brian Wysol

Apr 10 | 01:02:29

#99 - Glenn Boozan

Apr 03 | 01:17:45

#98 - David Rabinowitz

Mar 27 | 02:06:42

#97 - Eric Moneypenny

Mar 20 | 00:53:59

#96 - Claire Friedman

Mar 13 | 01:13:41

#95 - Eric Drysdale

Mar 06 | 00:52:08

#94 - Lucas Gardner

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