Writers' Bloc Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 51: Hasan Minhaj
04 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hasan Minhaj is a comedian, actor, correspondent for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and now the star of "Homecoming King", a one-man show he wrote t...
Bonus Episode: "Over The Edge" w/Mike Sacks
31 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"Over The Edge" is a 1979 movie about teenagers who rebel against the monotony of their planned suburban community and the adults who force them to li...
Episode 50: Mike Sacks
22 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Sacks might know as much about comedy writing as almost anybody. Why? Because he's interviewed dozens of the best comedy writers on television fo...
Episode 49: Sarah Pappalardo
20 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Pappalardo is the co-founder of Reductress, the first and only satirical women’s magazine. Reductress is a hilarious website conceived, develo...
Episode 48: Matthew Diffee
29 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Diffee is a very funny man and an excellent artist, which makes him perfectly suited for the world of cartooning. Matt has been contributing c...
Episode 47: Arthur Meyer
04 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Arthur Meyer is a writer and performer on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and the proud co-author of the fake menu "FUDS" which he, Dan Klein...
Episode 46: Ted Alexandro
04 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In an earlier phase of his life, Ted Alexandro was a music teacher, an experience he used to help co-create the web series "Teacher's Lounge" which re...
Episode 45: Jessi Klein
21 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jessi Klein is the Executive Producer and Head Writer for "Inside Amy Schumer" which is all an intelligent BlocHead such as yourself should need to kn...
Episode 44: Eric Drysdale
19 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Drysdale is a man of many talents not the least of which is the writing of materials suitable for inclusion in the category of televised comedy/v...
Episode 43: Doug Abeles
16 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Doug Abeles is one of the cockiest comedy writers in the business, or more accurately, whatever the opposite of "cockiest" is. Those of you in your la...
Episode 42: Hugh Moore
01 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
(undisclosed number of) years, so I was thrilled to find out he was not only working but also willing to talk to me about it. His latest gig was writi...
Episode 41: Jason Ross
11 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Ross is a writer for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, but here's the rub - he lives in L.A. even though the show tapes in New York City. ...
Episode 40: Chris Regan
22 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Regan is a comedy writer who won five Emmys during his seven seasons on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He talks with us about leaving a lucrat...
Episode 39: Charlie Grandy
05 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Grandy was a writer on The Daily Show without Jon Stewart. He was also a writer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and was on staff with me wh...
Episode 38: Lesley Arfin
20 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Lesley Arfin was one of the growing number of fantastic people I'd never met before talking to them on the podcast. Fortunately, we hit it off nicely ...
Episode 37: Damien Fahey
30 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Damien Fahey is a writer for Family Guy on FOX. We discuss that. He also voiced two episodes of Family Guy called, “Peter’s Daughter”, & “I Dr...
Episode 36: Rebecca Drysdale
17 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Drysdale grew up in Versailles, France and Vancouver and Montreal, Canada, which makes her sound more like a line of designer clothing then a ...
Episode 35: Mike Royce
02 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk to Mike Royce (executive producer of "Enlisted", Fridays at 9 on Fox) about the intricacies of transitioning from comedian to ...
Episode 34: Lisa Ann Walter
19 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Ann Walter is, and always has been, a very busy woman. Known for stand-out roles in features such as The Parent Trap, Bruce Almighty, War of the ...
Episode 33: Chuck Tatham
04 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
To say Chuck Tatham's resume speaks for itself... is ridiculous, mainly because resume's don't have the power of speech. They're inanimate objects. Th...
Episode 32: Bill Persky
19 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Persky is a veteran Emmy Award winning comedy writer who started, like so many other comedy writers of his era, as a gag writer for established c...
Episode 31: Wyatt Cenac - Live at NYC PodFest
22 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Wyatt Cenac joins me for a live taping at NYC PodFest 2014. Wyatt won 3 Emmy Awards during his time as a writer and correspondent for The Daily Show, ...
Episode 30: Opus Moreschi
04 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Opus Moreschi is a classic Hollywood triple threat: a writer, performer and mammal. He also happens to be the head writer of The Colbert Report and a ...
Episode 29: Travon Free
23 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Travon Free is a comedian, actor and Emmy nominated writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from Compton California... and that's where our journey...
Episode 28: Mike Drucker
06 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Drucker is a stand-up comedian and staff writer for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, not necessarily in that order. Before landing his "dream job" a...
Episode 27: David Stassen
24 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Despite his stern and intimidating stare, David Stassen is a very pleasant man. And why not? He has a job writing for The Mindy Project - one of the b...
Episode 26: Pilot Season Reviews, Part 2
12 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Hallie Haglund (@HallieHaglund) and Dan McCoy (@dankmccoy, @theflophousepod) are responsible adults with good jobs and healthy eating habits. Also, th...
Episode 25: Pilot Season Reviews, Part 1
02 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Zhubin Parang and Daniel Radosh are Emmy Award winning writers for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. In this ground-touching episode we band together t...
Episode 24: Annie Mebane & Steve Basilone
25 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Despite the distinct lack of matching uniforms, Annie Mebane and Steve Basilone are a writing "team". They met in college, kept in touch, wrote a scri...
Episode 23: Tom Ruprecht
28 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Ruprecht was a writer for The Late Show with David Letterman for 12 years before he jumped ship to pursue a career in looking for work. Also, he w...
Episode 22: Larry Wilmore
15 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
There are a handful of people in this business who can do it all and Larry Wilmore is one of those people. He has not only created successful shows on...
Episode 21: Chris Mundy
30 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Mundy is one of my more talented friends. Just ask my other friends. More importantly, Chris is a classic "nice guy" (except for the "finishing ...
Episode 20: Scott Jacobson
17 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Jacobson is not only a friend to man and beast alike, but also the co-producer of Bob's Burgers which happens to be one of my favorite shows. Be...
Episode 19: David Javerbaum
03 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Don't let the earnest headshot fool you - David Javerbaum (pr. "Javerbaum") is the author of the hilariously funny book, "The Last Testament: A Memoir...
Episode 18: Rob Kutner
19 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Kutner was my fellow writer and officemate at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart for six and a half years. Before that prison sentence he wrote for D...
Episode 17: Gene Perret
05 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Gene Perret, writer for Love American Style, All in the Family, Three's Company, The Carol Burnett Show, Welcome Back Kotter - do I really need t...
Episode 16: Megan Ganz
23 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Ganz is a 28-year-old comedy writer whose resume reads like someone who's been working her ass off since she was 12... which she has. After writ...
Episode 15: Neal Brennan
08 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Neal Brennan is a writer, director and stand-up comedian with some high profile credits well worth mentioning, particularly that he was the co-creator...
Episode 14: Rob Corddry
24 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This is the interview fans of Rob Corddry have been waiting for - it's my interview with Rob Corddry! The co-creator and star of the ridiculously hila...
Episode 13: Lewis Black
08 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Taped in front of a live audience at the University of North Carolina! Lewis Black is a two-time Grammy Award winning stand-up comedian and regular ...
Episode 12: Phil Rosenthal
01 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Whoever came up with the phrase "nice guys finish last" never met Phil Rosenthal. The creator and Executive Producer of the 70-time Emmy Nominated "Ev...
Episode 11: Sarah Silverman
25 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Silverman (seen here with monkey) is a popular American actress/comedian perhaps best know for being awesome. She created and starred in "The Sa...
Episode 10: Mike Scully
18 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of "The Writers' Bloc 'The Simpsons' Mini-Marathon"! Mike Scully is a longtime writer and producer for 'The Simpsons' who also wrote for 'Every...
Episode 9: Mike Reiss
04 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Reiss has written for "The Simpsons" since DAY 1 -- 22 years ago! -- and Writers' Bloc is thrilled to have him. Mike and J.R. talk about the show...
Episode 8: The Oscars with Rory Albanese
18 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The Oscars are coming up and what better way to pre-celebrate than to listen to two people who've been there tell you what it's like to write for the ...
Episode 7: Reddit AMA
05 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
No guest this time around, just little old me talking about my experience doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) for the website Reddit. I really had an amazi...
Episode 6: Ed Helms
21 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Helms is... well, he's Ed Helms. Among other things he's an actor best known for almost everything that he does. Yes, The Hangover was a particular...
Episode 5: Brendan Hay
07 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan Hay is a self-proclaimed geek who's been lucky enough to write for The Simpsons, Robot Chicken (Emmy nominated!), and The Mighty B! Before th...
Episode 4: Jo Miller
19 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
It's episode 4! We made it past the originally planned trilogy! And it's a good one, with Jo Miller, writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Jo an...
Episode 3: Jon Bines
10 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Bines is a better comedy writer than he is a self-portrait photographer. He's also a brilliant, hilarious guy who writes for Jimmy Kimmel Live, an...
Episode 2: Rachel Axler
29 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Axler is a former Daily Show writer whose longing to write more dialogue and story motivated her to become a staff writer at NBC’s Parks and ...
Bonus: Elliott Kalan
15 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Elliott Kalan is an Emmy-winning writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and co-host of the podcast The Flop House. He's also written for various m...
Episode 1: Lizz Winstead
15 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Co-creator and former head writer of The Daily Show and Air America Radio co-founder, Lizz Winstead, is one of the top political satirists in America....