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On Comedy Writing

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

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The Last Episode of On Comedy Writing (with Neal Sharma) May 08, 2019

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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 May 01, 2019

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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 Apr 24, 2019

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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 Apr 17, 2019

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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 Apr 10, 2019

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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 Apr 03, 2019

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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 Mar 27, 2019

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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 Mar 20, 2019

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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 Mar 13, 2019

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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 Mar 06, 2019

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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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