Guest: Simon Rich is an author who got his start in TV when Seth Myers read one of his books of comedic short stories and hired him as a writer on Saturday Night Live. Since then Simon has gone on to create his own TV shows like Man Seeking Woman and Miracle Workers, which is in its second season on TBS and stars Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi. We talk about his crash-course in TV writing, why his TV shows are all based on his books and why you can't write from a cynical place. He also shares some of the best advice about writing I've ever heard.
Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages airs on TBS on Tuesday nights.
Host: Shanee Edwards graduated from UCLA Film School with an MFA in Screenwriting. She recently won the Next MacGyver television writing competition to create a TV show about a female engineer. Her pilot, Ada and the Machine, is currently in development with America Ferrera’s Take Fountain Productions. You can follow her on Twitter: @ShaneeEdwards
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IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE Writer/Director/Producer Chris Henchy
Andrew Heckler, Writer/Director of BURDEN, Sundance Audience Award Winner
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Emmy-Nominated Actor Brian Presley, Writer/Director/Star of THE GREAT ALASKAN RACE
Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter of TROOP ZERO & BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD Lucy Alibar
Jake Kasdan, Jeff Pinkner & Scott Rosenberg — Writer/Director and Co-Writers of JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL
Krysty Wilson-Cairns — Co-Writer of '1917' with Director Sam Mendes
Charles Randolph — Writer of BOMBSHELL and Oscar-Winner for THE BIG SHORT
Sophia Takal — Director and Co-Writer of Blumhouse's BLACK CHRISTMAS
Tom Harper — Director of THE AERONAUTS starring Felicity Jones & Eddie Redmayne
Minhal Baig — Writer/Director of HALA and BOJACK HORSEMAN + Actress Geraldine Viswanathan
Christopher Pratt — Former Literary Manager Turned Screenwriter
Dan Ewen — Writer of PLAYING WITH FIRE
John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle — YA Authors of the Book that Inspired the New Netflix Film LET IT SNOW
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