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! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Comedy Writing

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

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#102 - Moss Perricone

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#101 - Jason Kim

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#100 - Brian Wysol

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#99 - Glenn Boozan

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#98 - David Rabinowitz

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#97 - Eric Moneypenny

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#96 - Claire Friedman

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#95 - Eric Drysdale

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#94 - Lucas Gardner

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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#93 - Mike Scollins

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#92 - Karen Chee

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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#91 - Ben Warheit

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#90 - Sam Brown

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#89 - Bob Vulfov

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

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