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BA #320: Jason Palmer
Manage episode 394088391 series 1236496
Writer Jason Palmer stops by the bungalow and discusses working at Fox NFL Sunday, being a writer's assistant for eight years, taking improv classes to help with his writing, and more!
Jason's IMDb and Instagram @jpalmcomedy.
00:00 - Introduction.
01:23 - Jason slates his name.
02:08 - Landing the Fox NFL Sunday gig writing comedy sketches.
07:40 - Not being prepared for live television.
12:21 - Producing, casting and directing the sketches but not knowing he could build sets.
15:05 - The tight weekly scheduled to put them up.
18:46 - Being a full time gig.
22:00 - Growing up in the Inland Empire and studying film production at Loyola Marymount.
23:15 - Landing an internship at Caroline in the City and pivoting the focus to television writing.
28:40 - Getting a writer's PA gig on Dawson's Creek and working his way up to writing an episode.
34:58 - Landing an agent but not getting any work from them.
39:00 - Having a rought start jumping into improv classes.
46:10 - Still suffering from stage fright even after landing The Sunday Company at the Groundlings.
49:50 - Winning an Emmy for Fox NFL Sunday last year.
51:25 - Advice for writers starting out now.
57:15 - Who took a chance on Jason?
58:35 - Jason interviewed for the writer's assistant gig on Friends.
1:00:45 - Sticking with a writer's assistant job that started out tough.
The full video and pics -- boxangeles.com/320
Support Box Angeles (and access the audio archives) on Patreon.
39 episodes
Manage episode 394088391 series 1236496
Writer Jason Palmer stops by the bungalow and discusses working at Fox NFL Sunday, being a writer's assistant for eight years, taking improv classes to help with his writing, and more!
Jason's IMDb and Instagram @jpalmcomedy.
00:00 - Introduction.
01:23 - Jason slates his name.
02:08 - Landing the Fox NFL Sunday gig writing comedy sketches.
07:40 - Not being prepared for live television.
12:21 - Producing, casting and directing the sketches but not knowing he could build sets.
15:05 - The tight weekly scheduled to put them up.
18:46 - Being a full time gig.
22:00 - Growing up in the Inland Empire and studying film production at Loyola Marymount.
23:15 - Landing an internship at Caroline in the City and pivoting the focus to television writing.
28:40 - Getting a writer's PA gig on Dawson's Creek and working his way up to writing an episode.
34:58 - Landing an agent but not getting any work from them.
39:00 - Having a rought start jumping into improv classes.
46:10 - Still suffering from stage fright even after landing The Sunday Company at the Groundlings.
49:50 - Winning an Emmy for Fox NFL Sunday last year.
51:25 - Advice for writers starting out now.
57:15 - Who took a chance on Jason?
58:35 - Jason interviewed for the writer's assistant gig on Friends.
1:00:45 - Sticking with a writer's assistant job that started out tough.
The full video and pics -- boxangeles.com/320
Support Box Angeles (and access the audio archives) on Patreon.
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