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"Inspiration, a kick in the pants, some sort of hopeful validation and some kind of support. I received all in spades. Laughs and inspiration. The inside information is invaluable and I'm grateful to you and Beth for being so upfront and honest about the business (the interview with Alan Zweibel is worth the price alone!). What finally made me get it was listening to the UnCabaret podcasts and thinking hey, I think I could learn something here. And I did, and continue to, so THANKS!" - Nancy Weaver
THE WRITERS ROOM - Volume 1: 4 CDs or audio downloads
 | Multiple Emmy-winner MICHAEL PATRICK KING is the passionate visionary behind "Sex and the City" and "The Comeback". In this far-reaching interview he talks about what he looks for when he's hiring writers, his unique way of running a room, how he almost blew his own job interview as a writer for "Murphy Brown", and the worst phrase he ever heard come out of a showrunner's mouth. (trt 79:00)
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 | Multiple Emmy-winner ALAN ZWEIBEL is a deeply funny and prolific writer whose comedy career spans over 30 years in the business, including co-creating "It's Garry Shandling's Show" and writing and producing on "Curb Your Enthusiasm". He gives you specific writing assignments that he used to teach himself to write, the strategy he used to get hired as one of the original writers of "Saturday Night Live" and suggests other things that can get you hired besides a spec script. (trt 60:26)
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 | Multiple Emmy-nominee SCOTT CARTER is the exacting intelligence who helped define modern political comedy as the Executive Producer and Co-Creator of both "Politically Incorrect" and "Real Time with Bill Maher. Here he tells you how to get your foot in the door as a talkshow writer, details the system in Bill Maher's writers' room, his own writing process and gives you a producer's perspective on getting shows on the air. (trt 76:33)
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 | Multiple Emmy-nominee JOHN RIGGI is the inspired, story-centered Co-Exec behind some of the funniest, most distinctive shows on TV including "30 Rock", "Will & Grace" and "Family Guy". He reveals some of challenges in the real writers' room of "30 Rock" this season, how he got his start at "The Larry Sanders Show", defines the 'Harvard' style of comedy and demonstrates half-hour comedy structure by spontaneously making up and 'breaking' a story. (trt 70:12)
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 | Multiple Emmy-winner SETH MACFARLANE is the young mogul and hyper-hyphenate behind "Family Guy" and "American Dad". He's also many of their voices. Here he tells you how he became the youngest person ever to create his own animated prime-time show, lessons he's learned, his writers' room protocol now, and one spec script he won't read. (trt 54:48)
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 | Multiple Emmy-winner and mad genius LARRY CHARLES is on a comic vision-quest that has taken him from writing "Seinfeld" to directing "Borat". In between, his magical mystery tour has included Writing and Executive Producing "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Entourage", "Mad About You", "Dilbert" and "The Tick". Oh and by the way directing Bob Dylan in "Masked & Anonymous". In this freewheeling conversation he reveals how he and Larry David 'cracked the code' of "Seinfeld", shares the joys of 'soft-scripting' and comes to terms with his own shadow self! (trt 65:00)
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 | Multiple Emmy-nominee GARY JANETTI is the engaging, articulate Writer and Consulting Producer for "The Family Guy" and "Will & Grace" where he worked his way up to Executive Producer and showrunner. Now he's created his own show for NBC. Here he offers candid, in-depth criteria for spec scripts, gives examples of 'sit-com speak', and helps you understand how to use character and situation to generate more comedy. (trt 63:09)
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 | Emmy-winner ROB COHEN has had his hand in more pilots than an Air Force proctologist, to quote Dana Gould, co-creator of Rob's short-lived MTV cult hit "Super Adventure Team". Here, Rob dispenses wisdom (and war stories) from the writers' rooms of "The Ben Stiller Show", "The Simpsons", "Saturday Night Live", "American Dad" and "Just Shoot Me", including advice on how to ace an interview, submitting sketch packets, and demographic factors that effect your odds of getting hired. (trt 63:12)
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These lively interviews were conducted by BETH LAPIDES, host and creator of The Other Network & legendary alternative comedy mother-ship Un-Cabaret. Her intimate style draws out all the juicy details, personal stories and essential info that you want to know about the writers you respect, the TV shows you love, and how to have the career you want in TV today.
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