Dave Bernad

We were like 23. That's true. Because I was a huge Paradise Hotel fan.

And you would write about Paradise Hotel and the Celtics, obviously, in sports. And I was obsessed with your columns. And I met Mike White when I worked at UTA. And that was 20 years ago. And so we've been working together ever since. And then Mike and I had a company together. I then at one point he came to me and he's like, I'm wasting your energy. You're way too ambitious for me.

And you would write about Paradise Hotel and the Celtics, obviously, in sports. And I was obsessed with your columns. And I met Mike White when I worked at UTA. And that was 20 years ago. And so we've been working together ever since. And then Mike and I had a company together. I then at one point he came to me and he's like, I'm wasting your energy. You're way too ambitious for me.

And you would write about Paradise Hotel and the Celtics, obviously, in sports. And I was obsessed with your columns. And I met Mike White when I worked at UTA. And that was 20 years ago. And so we've been working together ever since. And then Mike and I had a company together. I then at one point he came to me and he's like, I'm wasting your energy. You're way too ambitious for me.

Just go start your own company. You can always work with me, but you're too ambitious for me. So I started my own company and, and yeah.

Just go start your own company. You can always work with me, but you're too ambitious for me. So I started my own company and, and yeah.

Just go start your own company. You can always work with me, but you're too ambitious for me. So I started my own company and, and yeah.

Yeah, I was his assistant. And this is right around when like Funnier Diet started and all these digital websites.

Yeah, I was his assistant. And this is right around when like Funnier Diet started and all these digital websites.

Yeah, I was his assistant. And this is right around when like Funnier Diet started and all these digital websites.

Yes. And I started producing digital shorts and I would do, I did a lot of the first Funnier Diet videos. I did this because I was obsessed with the hills. Mike and I were both obsessed with the hills. Who wasn't? One of the best shows ever made, honestly. And we did a spoof of The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis.

Yes. And I started producing digital shorts and I would do, I did a lot of the first Funnier Diet videos. I did this because I was obsessed with the hills. Mike and I were both obsessed with the hills. Who wasn't? One of the best shows ever made, honestly. And we did a spoof of The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis.

Yes. And I started producing digital shorts and I would do, I did a lot of the first Funnier Diet videos. I did this because I was obsessed with the hills. Mike and I were both obsessed with the hills. Who wasn't? One of the best shows ever made, honestly. And we did a spoof of The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis.

And that's the first thing I ever produced was basically I sat in an office and I transcribed two Audrina, Justin Bobby scenes. Wow. James Franco played Justin Bobby. I remember this, actually. That's the first thing I ever produced. And I drove around West Hollywood looking for a bar to let us shoot at it. And not Delilah's. It was a bar called...

And that's the first thing I ever produced was basically I sat in an office and I transcribed two Audrina, Justin Bobby scenes. Wow. James Franco played Justin Bobby. I remember this, actually. That's the first thing I ever produced. And I drove around West Hollywood looking for a bar to let us shoot at it. And not Delilah's. It was a bar called...

And that's the first thing I ever produced was basically I sat in an office and I transcribed two Audrina, Justin Bobby scenes. Wow. James Franco played Justin Bobby. I remember this, actually. That's the first thing I ever produced. And I drove around West Hollywood looking for a bar to let us shoot at it. And not Delilah's. It was a bar called...

It was a bar on Santa Monica Boulevard, and they let me shoot there for free. And everyone showed up. And yeah, that was the first thing I produced. And then I was just hustling. I was always really ambitious as an assistant. And at one point, Mike came to me as his assistant. He goes, I just got a show picked up at HBO called Enlightened, the pilot. And he's like, do you want to produce it?

It was a bar on Santa Monica Boulevard, and they let me shoot there for free. And everyone showed up. And yeah, that was the first thing I produced. And then I was just hustling. I was always really ambitious as an assistant. And at one point, Mike came to me as his assistant. He goes, I just got a show picked up at HBO called Enlightened, the pilot. And he's like, do you want to produce it?

It was a bar on Santa Monica Boulevard, and they let me shoot there for free. And everyone showed up. And yeah, that was the first thing I produced. And then I was just hustling. I was always really ambitious as an assistant. And at one point, Mike came to me as his assistant. He goes, I just got a show picked up at HBO called Enlightened, the pilot. And he's like, do you want to produce it?

And I was his assistant. I was like, yeah. So Laura Dern, Laura Dern, I was like 27, 28. And I would show up to these rooms, Mike Lombardo and Sue Nagel and Laura Dern. And I didn't realize how young I was at the time. I just was like, yeah, I deserve to be here for whatever reason. And they were probably looking at me like, who is this? Who's this kid that's in the room?