Lewis Black
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 contributor to “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” for the past 17 years. (That’s not a typo.) He is also an author, a playwright and a mensch in disguise. We ...
Phil Rosenthal
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 “Everybody Loves Raymond” invites me into his home to discuss sitcoms, books, movies, and insane interviews with huge superstars. Phil has an amazing talent for clearly explaining otherwise complicated ideas. He is ...
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman (seen here with monkey) is a popular American actress/comedian perhaps best know for being awesome. She created and starred in “The Sarah Silverman Program,” was wildly hilarious in her concert movie “Jesus Is Magic” (Netflix the shit out of that thing!) and most importantly is a fine person and an excellent friend. Soon ...
Mike Scully
Part 2 of “The Writers’ Bloc ‘The Simpsons’ Mini-Marathon”! (Listen to Part 1.) Mike Scully is a longtime writer and producer for The Simpsons who also wrote for ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’, ‘Parks and Rec’, the list goes on. This is a seasoned professional with willing to share his experience with BlocHeads around the world. Mike ...
Mike Reiss
Part 1 of “The Writers’ Bloc ‘The Simpsons’ Mini-Marathon”! (Listen to Part 2.) This headshot would only be appropriate for someone who has written for “The Simpsons” sine DAY 1, 22 years ago! That person is Mike Reiss and Writers’ Bloc is thrilled to have him. Mike and J.R. talk about the show’s humble beginnings ...
Rory Albanese
The Oscars are over but what better way to post-celebrate than by listening to two people who’ve been there tell you what it’s like to write for the Academy Awards? Rory Albanese is the Emmy Award-winning Executive Producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, having worked his way up from his start as an intern ...
Reddit AMA
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 amazing time but believe it or not feedback on the internet was mixed. What!? Seems I didn’t adequately “A” some of the “Q’s”, but all that is about ...
Ed Helms
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 particularly big hit and yes, The Hangover 3 is coming soon to a theater near you, but Ed’s talents go far beyond simply starring in record-breaking blockbuster comedy hits. ...
Brendan Hay
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 that, he was a headline producer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and a contributing writer to America: The Book. Currently, he is the head writer on Star Wars Detours, ...
Jo Miller
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 and I get into every day operations at TDS as well as what it was like to work on Earth: The Book while we were doing the show at the same ...
