Category: Comedy Writers

Merrill Markoe

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New York Times bestselling author Merrill Markoe’s new book is Cool Calm And Contentious. In this hilarious collection of personal essays, Merrill reveals, among other things, the secret formula for comedy: Start out with a difficult mother, develop some classic teenage insecurities, add a few relationships with narcissistic men, toss in an unruly pack of selfish dogs, finish it off with the kind of crystalline perspective that only comes from years of navigating a roiling sea of unpleasant and unappeasable people, and—voilà!—you’re funny!
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Also new music from Gary Stockdale. And Dylan Brody recorded live in concert.

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Neal Brennan’s Black Friday

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Neal Brennan, standup, comedy writer co-creator of the Chappelle Show, Paul Dooley, Frank Conniff, Carlie & Doni, along with Will Ryan and the Cactus County Cowboys. Written by Guy Nicolucci, Dylan Brody, and Steve Rosenfield.

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Bruce Vilanch On Writing Comedy

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A conversation with one of television’s most respected comedy writers Bruce Vilanch.

Coming up on the podcast this June: More outtakes from the Patton Oswalt show. We just finished taping our live shows with Marc Maron and Comedian Jeff Garlin. Our next live show with Greg Proops is being taped on June 10th. If you’re in Los Angeles come on by. 

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