On Comedy Writing

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

Wed, 08 May 2019 04:00:00 -0000

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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#102 - Moss Perricone

Wed, 01 May 2019 04:59:51 -0000

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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#101 - Jason Kim

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0000

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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#100 - Brian Wysol

Wed, 17 Apr 2019 04:00:06 -0000

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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#99 - Glenn Boozan

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0000

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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#98 - David Rabinowitz

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0000

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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#97 - Eric Moneypenny

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 04:00:00 -0000

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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#96 - Claire Friedman

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 07:00:00 -0000

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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#95 - Eric Drysdale

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 04:00:00 -0000

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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#94 - Lucas Gardner

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 05:00:00 -0000

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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#93 - Mike Scollins

Wed, 27 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Mike Scollins (Late Night with Seth Meyers, Funny or Die) joins Alan to talk about digital comedy, writing an SNL monologue, and working on an awards show in the height of the #MeToo movement.

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#92 - Karen Chee

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Karen Chee (Late Night with Seth Meyers, 2019 Golden Globes) joins Alan to talk about watching old British comedy, why she likes political satire, and internal versus external monologue jokes.

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#91 - Ben Warheit

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Ben Warheit (Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Awesomes) joins Alan to talk about how drawing cartoons at his day job led to selling a pilot, the difficulty in directing animation voiceovers with celebrities, and the hallmarks of a good desk piece

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#90 - Sam Brown

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Sam Brown (Whitest Kids U’ Know, The Pack Theater) joins Alan to talk about making a pilot on film in college, the New York comedy scene in the early ‘00s, and the development process.

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#89 - Bob Vulfov

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 05:00:13 -0000

Bob Vulfov (UCB, The New Yorker) joins Alan to talk about moving to America at 12, trying different things to generate ideas, and writing jokes on Twitter.

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On Comedy Journalism with Jesse David Fox

Wed, 09 Jan 2019 06:00:00 -0000

Alan talks with Jesse David Fox (Vulture, Good One: A Podcast About Jokes) about comedy journalism.

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#87 - David Angelo

Wed, 19 Dec 2018 05:00:00 -0000

David Angelo (The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon) joins Alan to talk about good sitcoms for writers to watch, why film school isn’t worth it, and sneaking in a packet that got him hired.

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Graduate School with Kelsey Harper

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Alan talks with Kelsey Harper (The Magnet) about graduate school.

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#85 - Scott Vrooman

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Scott Vrooman (Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, This Hour Has 22 Minutes) joins Alan to talk about being an economist while doing comedy, writing a book, movie, and television show with his sketch group, and breaking in to the American entertainment industry.

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#84 - Zach Rice

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Zach Rice (Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, The Onion) joins Alan to talk about doing many internships, tips for applying to The Onion Fellowship, and being the only white writer in a room.

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#83 - Carrie Wittmer

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Carrie Wittmer (The Belladonna Comedy, New Erotica For Feminists) joins Alan to talk about her comprehensive writing major, making herself write humor pieces every week, and being an entertainment journalist. New Erotica For Feminists is out now! https://www.amazon.com/New-Erotica-Feminists-Satirical-Fantasies-ebook/dp/B07D22FBSD/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542162549&sr=8-1&keywords=new+erotica+for+feminists

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#82 - Asher Perlman

Wed, 07 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Asher Perlman (The Opposition) joins Alan to talk about doing ComedySportz in high school, the Second City approach to sketch, and how to train for Improvised Shakespeare Company.

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#81 - Zhubin Parang

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Zhubin Parang (The Daily Show) joins Alan to talk about why he likes South Park, being a lawyer and doing comedy at night, and the difference in writing for Jon Stewart and Trevor Noah.

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#80 - Joanna Bradley

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Joanna Bradley (The Break with Michelle Wolf, Saturday Night Live) joins Alan to talk about playing jazz in high school, creating characters, and writing on SNL the week of the 2016 election.

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#79 - Pat Cassels

Wed, 17 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Pat Cassels (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, College Humor) joins Alan to talk about starting as an intern at College Humor, the College Humor show, and writing political comedy.

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#78 - Alison Leiby

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Alison Leiby (The Opposition, The President Show) joins Alan to talk about taking a stand-up class, self-publishing a parody book, and writing satire through characters.

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#77 - Django Gold

Wed, 03 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Django Gold (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Onion) joins Alan to talk about absurdity in comedy, the death of digital comedy, and starting out on the digital team at Colbert.

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#76 - Kristen Bartlett

Wed, 26 Sep 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Kristen Bartlett (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Saturday Night Live) joins Alan to talk about working standards and practices at Adult Swim, starting an indie sketch group, and drawing comedy from real life.

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#75 - Broti Gupta

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Broti Gupta (Speechless, Friends From College) joins Alan to talk about originally being pre-med in college, writing political humor pieces, and being the youngest in a writer’s room.

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#74 - David Young

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 04:00:00 -0000

David Young (College Humor, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon) joins Alan to talk about doing magic as a kid, selling a show just before the writer’s strike, and writing on a docuseries.

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#73 - Caitlin Bitzegaio

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 04:00:42 -0000

Caitlin Bitzegaio (The Rundown with Robin Thede, UCB) joins Alan to talk about discovering UCB while in grad school, the pitfalls of sketch students, and how she comes up with characters.

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#72 - Mike Drucker

Wed, 29 Aug 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Mike Drucker (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon) joins Alan to talk about interning at SNL, writing for Nintendo, and writing infotainment.

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#71 - Heather Anne Campbell

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Heather Anne Campbell (Saturday Night Live, Corporate) joins Alan to talk about starting improv at 14, The Midnight Show ending, and the development process.

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#70 - Josh Comers

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Josh Comers (Conan, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon) joins Alan to talk about handing out flyers in Times Square for stage time, starting a blog to write monologue jokes, and writing on the Comedy Central Roasts.

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#69 - Mike Upchurch

Wed, 08 Aug 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Mike Upchurch (Mr. Show, The Chris Rock Show) joins Alan to talk about writing a sketch comedy thesis, the Mr. Show writing process, and teaching at The Pack Theater.

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#68 - Bryan Tucker

Wed, 01 Aug 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Bryan Tucker (Saturday Night Live, Chappelle’s Show) joins Alan to talk about playing 500 shows with his college group, writing the Racial Draft sketch, and what he looks for in SNL packets.

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Making An Independent Comedy Film with Daniel Shar

Wed, 25 Jul 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Alan talks with Daniel Shar about writing and directing SCRAPS, an independent comedy film. See the Los Angeles premiere of SCRAPS at the Downtown Independent on August 8th at 8pm! For more information, check out scrapsmovie.com.

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#66 - Tom Ruprecht

Wed, 18 Jul 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Tom Ruprecht (Late Show with David Letterman, The Nightly Show) joins Alan to talk about starting out as an intern at Letterman, the development process, and working on the Jon Stewart HBO animation series.

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#65 - Caitlin Kunkel

Wed, 11 Jul 2018 04:00:17 -0000

Caitlin Kunkel (The Belladonna Comedy, New Erotica For Feminists) joins Alan to talk about going to grad school, starting the Online Satire program at Second City, and writing a book.

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#64 - Steve Young

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Steve Young (Late Show with David Letterman, Maya and Marty) joins Alan to talk about his time at The Harvard Lampoon, writing a Simpsons episode, and being the star of an upcoming documentary.

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#63 - Anthony DeVito

Wed, 20 Jun 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Anthony DeVito (The Break with Michelle Wolf) joins Alan to talk about starting stand-up late, doing road gigs, and writing for the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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Tech with Michael Goldenberg

Wed, 13 Jun 2018 04:00:57 -0000

Alan talks with Michael Goldenberg (The Pack Theater) about doing stage tech in Los Angeles.

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#61 - Taryn Englehart

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Taryn Englehart (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Reductress) joins Alan to talk about growing up in a religious house, the fall-out from one of her Reductress articles, and producing a segment for Hillary Clinton.

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#60 - Justin Tyler

Wed, 30 May 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Justin Tyler (The Opposition, Jetpacks Go!) joins Alan to talk about studying street theater for a year, selling a pilot with Jon Gabrus, and directing commericals.

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#59 - Arthur Meyer

Wed, 23 May 2018 04:00:06 -0000

Arthur Meyer (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Pangea 3000) joins Alan to talk about comedy superheroes not existing, watching SNL, and the way he was hired for Late Night.

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#58 - River Clegg

Wed, 16 May 2018 04:00:00 -0000

River Clegg (The Opposition, The Onion) joins Alan to talk about working on his college’s humor magazine, making his own version of The Onion as a kid, and working with a writing partner. Check the @OnComedyWriting Twitter to read Alan's sketch used in the pitch segment!

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#57 - Seth Reiss

Wed, 09 May 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Seth Reiss (Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Onion) joins Alan to talk about the successes and failures of his sketch group, being the head writer of The Onion, and getting on staff at Comedy Bang! Bang! through a Twitter DM.

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Sketch Classes with Michael Goldenberg

Wed, 02 May 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Alan talks with Michael Goldenberg (The Pack Theater) about sketch classes in Los Angeles.

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#55 - Sal Gentile

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Sal Gentile (Late Night with Seth Meyers, UCB) joins Alan to talk about working on MSNBC for Chris Hayes, covering presidential elections from journalistic and comedic perspectives, and writing the A Closer Look segment.

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#54 - Anna Drezen

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Anna Drezen (Saturday Night Live, Reductress) joins Alan to talk about her “tense" relationship with writing, doing open mics, and writing a packet for SNL.

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#53 - Evan Waite

Wed, 11 Apr 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Evan Waite (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The President Show) joins Alan to talk about teaching English in China, writing comedy about Trump, and working with Tina Fey.

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#52 - Gary Richardson

Wed, 04 Apr 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Gary Richardson (Saturday Night Live, Miracle Workers) joins Alan to talk about starting out in Chicago, getting his first writing job from a short film, and his first year writing on Saturday Night Live.

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#51 - Scott Sherman

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Scott Sherman (The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight) joins Alan to talk about archiving sketches at Second City, working on packets, and how writing for The Colbert Report was like a math problem.

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#50 - Beth Newell

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Beth Newell (Reductress) joins Alan to talk about political cartoons, her time as the Managing Director of Sketch at The Magnet, and the early days of Reductress.

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#49 - Chelsea Davison

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 04:00:00 -0000

Chelsea Davison (The Opposition, @midnight) joins Alan to talk about doing stand-up for the first time because of a college class, getting an agent because of her Lena Dunham impression, and being a cast member on the rebooted MadTV.

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#48 - John Reynolds

Wed, 07 Mar 2018 05:00:00 -0000

John Reynolds (The President Show, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson) joins Alan to talk about Celebrity Deathmatch, writing children’s animation, and his webcomic, A Fistful of Babies.

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#47 - James Folta

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 05:00:00 -0000

James Folta (The New Yorker, Paul Ryan Magazine) joins Alan to talk writing online humor, parody magazines, and the state of political satire.

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#46 - Dan Chamberlain

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Dan Chamberlain (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Above Average) joins Alan to talk about how bad commercial auditions led him to writing, doing sketch open mics at UCB, and the state of digital comedy.

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#45 - Daniel Kibblesmith

Wed, 14 Feb 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Daniel Kibblesmith (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, ClickHole) joins Alan to talk about how he sold his first book, writing comic books, and the early days of Colbert’s Late Show.

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#44 - Dan Gregor

Wed, 07 Feb 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Dan Gregor (How I Met Your Mother, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) joins Alan to talk about starting the NYU sketch comedy group, getting stuck in the development process, and writing and directing his first movie.

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#43 - Ana Fabrega

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Ana Fabrega (The Chris Gerhard Show, The Truth About Pangea) joins Alan to talk about working in finance, creating characters in her room, and working on an HBO pilot with Fred Armisen.

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#42 - Sam West

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Sam West (The Onion, Our Cartoon President) joins Alan to talk about working on The Onion movie, creating Adult Swim infomercials, and writing for animation.

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#41 - Andy Bobrow

Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:52:10 -0000

Andy Bobrow (Brooklyn 99, Last Man on Earth) joins Alan to talk about working in advertising for 15 years, making a pilot, and writing on Community.

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#40 - Noah Garfinkel

Wed, 10 Jan 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Noah Garfinkel (New Girl, The President Show) joins Alan to talk about hosting a show at Rififi, why Kroll Show was the most fun job, and writing on the last season of New Girl.

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#39 - Dave Horwitz

Wed, 03 Jan 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Dave Horwitz (Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23, Dealbreakers) joins Alan to talk about making videos as a kid, having his book optioned for television, and splitting up with his writing partner.

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#38 - Emmy Blotnick

Wed, 27 Dec 2017 05:00:00 -0000

Emmy Blotnick (The President Show, @midnight) joins Alan to talk about working as a Late Night with Jimmy Fallon blogger, writing roast jokes for Jewel, and preparing for her half-hour special.

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#37 - David Phillips

Wed, 20 Dec 2017 05:00:00 -0000

David Phillips (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Rick and Morty) joins Alan to talk about being a writer’s assistant on Parks and Recreation, using the story circle on Rick and Morty, and the hallmarks of a successful Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode.

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#36 - Achilles Stamatelaky

Wed, 13 Dec 2017 05:00:00 -0000

Achilles Stamatelaky (Broad City, UCB) joins Alan to talk about being on Maude Night and a Digital Team at the same time, being the Associate Artistic Director at UCB, and doing punch up work.

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#35 - Mitra Jouhari

Wed, 06 Dec 2017 05:00:00 -0000

Mitra Jouhari (The President Show, Miracle Workers) joins Alan to talk about dropping out of college to pursue comedy, being a writer’s assistant on Full Frontal, and getting hired for her first sitcom job because of a humor piece.

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#34 - Streeter Seidell

Wed, 29 Nov 2017 05:00:00 -0000

Streeter Seidell (Saturday Night Live, College Humor) joins Alan to talk about the early days of online sketch comedy, meeting Lorne Michaels, and writing David S. Pumpkins.

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#33 - Sean Conroy

Wed, 15 Nov 2017 05:00:00 -0000

Sean Conroy (Mr. Pickles, Gentlemen Lobsters) joins Alan to talk about writing scripts freehand, what it’s like between writing jobs, and working in the Key and Peele writer’s room.

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#32 - Alison Rich

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 05:00:00 -0000

Alison Rich (Saturday Night Live, Party Over Here) joins Alan to talk about doing theater at school, the differences between Maude Night on each coast, and acting in a sketch show on network television.

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#31 - Josh Johnson

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Josh Johnson (The Daily Show, The Tonight Show) joins Alan to talk about political correctness in comedy, why Chicago is great place to hone your craft, and doing an hour on the road.

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#30 - Matt Klinman

Wed, 25 Oct 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Matt Klinman (Problematic, The Onion) joins Alan to talk about how Facebook is ruining digital comedy, filming a movie in one day through Sketch Cram, and Pitch, his new joke writing app.

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#29 - Nick Rutherford

Wed, 18 Oct 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Nick Rutherford (Good Neighbor, Dream Corp, LLC) joins Alan to talk about shelving videos that didn’t work, the concept for the Good Neighbor pilot that never aired, and being a writer on Saturday Night Live.

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#28 - Brian Kiley

Wed, 11 Oct 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Brian Kiley (The Tonight Show, Conan) joins Alan to talk about taking a class taught by Denis Leary, the early days of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and writing late night comedy for 23 years.

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#27 - Laura Willcox

Wed, 04 Oct 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Laura Willcox (I Am Bride, The Jim Jefferies Show) joins Alan to talk about writing branded content, struggling to adapt her web series into a television show, and writing a satirical wedding book.

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#26 - Craig Rowin

Wed, 27 Sep 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Craig Rowin (Search Party, @midnight) joins Alan to talk about taking UCB classes every summer during college, getting writing jobs in New York, and how writing on Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later was a dream job.

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#25 - Jeff Loveness

Wed, 20 Sep 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Jeff Loveness (Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Marvel) joins Alan to talk about how doing sketch comedy for his campus television station led directly to getting a job at Kimmel, contributing for The Onion in college, and leaving late night to work on a sitcom.

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#24 - Lauren McGuire

Wed, 13 Sep 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Lauren McGuire (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Wrecked) joins Alan to talk about studying psychology in college, getting over her fears and taking classes at UCB, and being the only woman on a writing staff.

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#23 - Chris Kula

Wed, 06 Sep 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Chris Kula (Wrecked, @midnight) joins Alan to talk about the early days of UCBNY, working on Community with Dan Harmon, and writing sports comedy.

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#22 - Nick Wiger

Wed, 30 Aug 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Nick Wiger (Doughboys, Comedy Bang! Bang!) joins Alan to talk about why he stopped performing, why it’s "unfun" to write comedy about politics, and how he left a job for a sitcom that was cancelled before it was written.

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#21 - Scott Aukerman

Wed, 23 Aug 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Scott Aukerman (Mr. Show, Comedy Bang! Bang!) joins Alan to talk about not being interested in modern talk shows, the problems with making Run Ronnie Run, and almost getting a movie starring Rainn Wilson made.

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#20 - Anthony King

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Anthony King (Silicon Valley, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later) joins Alan to talk about writing an off-Broadway musical, creating the Maude team system at UCB, and how Playing House uses improv to create scripts.

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#19 - Nate Dern

Wed, 09 Aug 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Nate Dern (Funny or Die, Not Quite A Genius) joins Alan to talk about not getting on the staff of The Harvard Lampoon, struggling to do his own comedy while being the Artistic Director at UCB, and his new book, “Not Quite A Genius,” which you can buy at the link below! https://www.amazon.com/Not-Quite-Genius-Nate-Dern/dp/1501122207/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501801951&sr=8-1&keywords=not+quite+a+genius

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#18 - Neil Campbell

Wed, 02 Aug 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Neil Campbell (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) joins Alan to talk about writing and performing a new sketch every Friday in college, taking the first UCB LA sketch class taught by Scott Aukerman, and how Comedy Bang! Bang! changed and evolved over time.

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#17 - Joey Clift

Wed, 26 Jul 2017 04:01:00 -0000

Joey Clift (25 Minutes of Silence, Chats on Cats) joins Alan to talk about interning for The Mighty Boosh, the differences in sketch between different theaters in Los Angeles, and doing Internet bits.

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#16 - Jenny Jaffe

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 04:01:00 -0000

Jenny Jaffe (Nikki & Sara Live, Big Hero 6) joins Alan to talk about doing sketch at NYU, working full time at College Humor while finishing college, and writing monologue jokes.

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#15 - Jamie Loftus

Wed, 12 Jul 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Jamie Loftus (CAFE, The Bechdel Cast) joins Alan to talk about starting in a smaller comedy community, writing and animating cartoons, and eating Infinite Jest.

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#14 - Matty Smith

Fri, 14 Apr 2017 01:00:29 -0000

Matty Smith (Our Fascinating Planet, Tales of Titans) joins Alan to talk about directing commercials and branded content, writing for animation, and creating his own web series.

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#13 - Carl Tart

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 02:04:57 -0000

Carl Tart (MADtv, Brockmire) joins Alan to talk about using the Second City process to write sketch, the challenges of writing on a television sketch show, and his fast writing process.

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#12 - Matt McConkey

Thu, 02 Mar 2017 06:10:17 -0000

Matt McConkey (Bajillion Dollar Properties, Heathers) joins Alan to talk about starting out as an actor, being a writer’s assistant on Marry Me, and writing on a semi-scripted show.

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#11 - Caroline Anderson

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 00:25:22 -0000

Caroline Anderson (Comedy Bang! Bang! and Hampton DeVille writer’s assistant) joins Alan to talk about her crazy start at Earwolf, how an award’s show writer’s room operates, and being a good writer’s assistant.

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#10 - Tamara Federici

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 05:47:28 -0000

Tamara Federici (The Daily Show, Important Things with Demetri Martin) joins Alan to talk about doing improv in Chicago with Del Close, faxing jokes to SNL, and working on Chappelle’s Show. Videos We Talk About: The Daily Show “I on News” - http://www.cc.com/video-clips/xlgfwp/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-i-on-news---24-hours Important Things with Demetri Martin “Parking Fight” - http://www.cc.com/video-clips/okbp5l/important-things-with-demetri-martin-parking-fight

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#9 - Alan Johnson Minisode

Wed, 08 Feb 2017 21:06:24 -0000

This episode of On Comedy Writing is about defining some terms and giving background on the Los Angeles comedy scene. Host Alan Johnson also talks about why he came to LA. Rate, review, and subscribe!

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#8 - Evan Susser and Van Robichaux

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 23:20:27 -0000

Evan Susser and Van Robichaux (Fist Fight, Wedding Crashers 2) join Alan to talk about producing the “What’s Going On? with Mike Mitchell” pilot, pitching on existing properties, and the making of their first feature, Fist Fight.

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#7 - Leann Bowen

Wed, 18 Jan 2017 06:20:54 -0000

Leann Bowen (Netflix’s Dear White People, Funny or Die) joins Alan to talk about going to art school, how she got on a Maude team, and writing a pilot to get her first television writing job.

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#6 - Bradford Evans and Nick Ciarelli

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 05:50:03 -0000

Nick Ciarelli and Brad Evans (Tween Fest, Billy on the Street) join Alan to talk about writing for a Maude team each month, writing fake scripts, and writing good satire about the Internet.

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#5 - Jon Millstein

Wed, 04 Jan 2017 11:12:44 -0000

Jon Millstein (ClickHole, Funny or Die) joins Alan to talk about writing literary humor in college, the differences between stage and video sketches, and becoming one of the first contributors at ClickHole.

Videos We Discuss:

Where Does The Smell Of A Kiss From- https://vimeo.com/150626200

The Big Test - https://vimeo.com/175911323

Boarding with Jon #3 - The Kickflip -https://vimeo.com/150626169

Jeff Unworthy’s “You Might Be A Millennial” -https://vimeo.com/183575705

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#4 - Jack Allison

Wed, 28 Dec 2016 19:55:32 -0000

Jack Allison (Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Funny or Die) joins Alan to talk about the most valuable Matt Besser class he ever took, the problem with current political comedy, and leaving Jimmy Kimmel Live! to focus on his own projects.

Videos We Discuss:

The Fixer Upper Brothers Fix The Debt Ceiling - http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/fa3e6d7f47/the-fixer-upper-brothers-fix-the-debt-ceiling?_cc=__d___&_ccid=4cf42e34-e878-42c6-892f-b4cca8c5d628

Funny or Die’s Halloween Anthology with Marilyn Manson - http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f65a47da1c/are-these-tales-spooky-to-you?_cc=__d___&_ccid=4cf42e34-e878-42c6-892f-b4cca8c5d628

New Brooklyn Nets -http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/768041076b/the-new-brooklyn-nets?_cc=__d___&_ccid=4cf42e34-e878-42c6-892f-b4cca8c5d628

Reading Rainbow’s New Theme Song with LeVar Burton - http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c61f805aa7/reading-rainbow-s-new-theme-song-with-levar-burton?_cc=__d___&_ccid=4cf42e34-e878-42c6-892f-b4cca8c5d628

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#3 - Amanda Meadows and Geoffrey Golden (The Devastator)

Wed, 21 Dec 2016 21:27:44 -0000

Amanda Meadows and Geoffrey Golden, founders of The Devastator — the only all-comedy book publisher in America — join Alan to talk about writing comedy for the internet, how to write a comic book, and what they look for in pitches for The Devastator.

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#2 - Devin Field

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 19:01:38 -0000

Devin Field (Workaholics, Billy on the Street) joins Alan to talk about writing monologue set-ups for Conan, getting the bad writing out in college, and creating a themed sketch show.

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#1 - Joe Saunders

Wed, 14 Dec 2016 21:28:00 -0000

Joe Saunders (Comedy Bang! Bang!, UCB House Team “Oh Brother) joins Alan Johnson to talk about being a PA on The Simpsons, writing for The Emmys, and teaching sketch at UCB. Videos We Discuss: Regardez Qui Parle: Criterion Collection Edition (Look Who's Talking) - a PARODY by UCB's Pantsuit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0iyFQqfZtE FACES: Why Do We Hate Them - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4N8b_4J9JE

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