Best Ben Blacker and Andrew Reich Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 156: Honey Do List written by Julie Bean (Grown-ish) and Brian Donovan (American Housewife) 53:29

28m ago53:29

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This month's pilot is Honey Do List, written by Julie Bean (showrunner of Grown-ish) and Brian Donovan (American Housewife). It's based on the real-life story of a mom who extricates herself from a controlling marriage, moves in with her lesbian daughter, Summer, and begins to rediscover joy by checking items off her bucket list, one at a time. Thi…

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Episode 155: Damir & Dario Konjicija Interview (I Hate Myself After Show) 1:01:03

14d ago1:01:03

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This is a very special episode of Dead Pilots Society. It's our interview with Damir and Dario Konjicija, and in it, you'll hear perhaps the most interesting Hollywood origin story we've ever encountered. Damir and Dario discuss their journey from being Bosnian refugees to arriving in America in 1997 and falling in love with American television. Th…

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Episode 154: I Hate Myself written by Damir & Dario Konjicija (Home Economics, Young Sheldon) 43:40

26d ago43:40

43:40

Our dead pilots this month is I Hate Myself by Dario & Dami Konjicija (Home Economics, Young Sheldon). This is a fun multi-camera buddy comedy with a time traveling twist. It was developed for CBS Studios and we know you're going to love it. The cast for this one includes Vinny Thomas (Platonic), Josh Banday (Upload), Paige Collins (Good Girls), Le…

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Episode 153: Jordan Roter Interview (Common Enemy After Show) 53:03

2M ago53:03

53:03

We sat down with Jordan Roter to discuss her pilot Common Enemy. If you haven't listen to it yet, what are you waiting for? Jordan is an experienced writer who's sold her work in the literary, feature and television space. She talks about the process of pitching a low concept character driven show, pushing the envelope in the family space and devel…

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Episode 152: Common Enemy written by Jordan Roter (Girl in Development, American Housewife, Watchful Eye) 50:33

2M ago50:33

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You're listening to the table read of Common Enemy written by Jordan Roter (Girl in Development author, American Housewife, The Watchful Eye). Common Enemy is a multi-generational family comedy about three generations of the same family going through their own version of puberty at the same time. The title comes from a joke Jordan's dad loves to te…

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Episode 151: Mark Gross (How We Roll, Mike & Molly) Interview (Codependent After Show) 1:26:40

3M ago1:26:40

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Welcome to the after show, folks! Andrew sat down with the writer of last week's pilot Codependent, Mark Gross. Mark spoke to us about all things sitcom writing. We talked about how he got his start in comedy and his early days as a touring stand up comedian. How fellow comic Rodney Carrington helped him break into tv writing and what he learned wo…

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Episode 150: Codependent written by Mark Gross (How We Roll, Mike & Molly) 42:32

3M ago42:32

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We have a great pilot for you this month! It's written by the hilarious and well respected, Mark Gross (How We Roll, Mike & Molly). His pilot is called Codependent and it centers around a relationship between Nate, an aimless substitute teacher and Ed, the grandfather who raised him and how that relationship is challenged when Nate meets a women wh…

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Episode 149: Michael Jonathan Smith (Twisted Metal) Interview (Faking A Murderer After Show) 1:13:00

4M ago1:13:00

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You're listening to our after show interview with Michael Jonathan Smith (Twisted Metal). In it you'll hear Michael tell the arduous journey he went on to getting this pilot rejected. We talk about his bumpy journey, how he got to where he is now as the creator and showrunner of Twisted Metal on Peacock. For the Cobra Kai heads out there, there's s…

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Episode 148: Faking A Murderer written by Michael Jonathan Smith (Twisted Metal, Cobra Kai) 54:55

4M ago54:55

54:55

We have a hilarious pilot for you this month! It's called Faking A Murderer written by Michael Jonathan Smith (creator of Twisted Metal, Cobra Kai). This pilot is about the members of a small town police department who invent a serial killer to save their town's budget. Trigger warning! There's a lot of death, sick gross stuff, and the mistreatment…

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Episode 147: Michael Lisbe & Nate Reger (Acapulco, The Cool Kids) Interview (Frenemies After Show) 1:11:16

5M ago1:11:16

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This is our after show interview with Michael Lisbe & Nate Reger (Acapulco, The Cool Kids). In it you'll hear them talk about their show business breaks, how they generate ideas for pilots, a real dilemma they faced early on in their career, their favorite staffing jobs and the parts of their pilot Frenemies, that are based on facts. This one is a …

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Episode 146: Frenemies - The Journey Of Lewis & Clark written by Michael Lisbe & Nate Reger (Acapulco, The Cool Kids) 46:44

5M ago46:44

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Thank you to everyone who upgraded their max fun membership this year. We had more upgrades than last year and we're so grateful for all of you. You're support allows us to keep bringing you dead pilots. Our dead pilot this month is called Frenemies: The Journey Of Lewis & Clark written by Michael Lisbe & Nate Reger (Just Shoot Meet, Cougar Town, 2…

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Episode 145: Unscripted Dead Pilots with J. Keith van Straaten, Jordan Morris, John Moe 52:04

6M ago52:04

52:04

This is an episode dedicated to unscripted television. J. Keith van Straaten, Jordan Morris, and John Moe talk about their dead unscripted projects that were sold to networks and streams but never produced. This conversation went to a ton of unexpected places and that's definitely a part of it's charm. Enjoy it! There's still time to help support o…

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Episode 144: Andy Bobrow's List Of Sitcom Writing Rules 1:10:32

6M ago1:10:32

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Another #maxfundrive bonus episode for you! Thank you to everyone who has boosted or become a #maxfundrive member, it's because of you that we can put out episodes like this. We sat down with comedy writer Andy Bobrow about his sitcom writing rules. Andy is a writer who's script Greatest American Heroes (ep link here) was last year's MaxFunDrive ep…

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Episode 143: Open Mike Eagle (The New Negroes) & Mike Benner (Bob's Burgers) Interview (Principle After Show) 54:20

6M ago54:20

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This is our after show interview with Open Mike Eagle (The New Negroes) & Mike Benner (Bob's Burger) about their pilot Principle. Mike and Mike developed Principle for Comedy Central wanting to explore the differences between a rapper's public and private persona. In this interview, you'll hear them talk about their comedy and hip hop influences, O…

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Episode 142: Principle written by Open Mike Eagle (The New Negroes) & Mike Benner (Bob's Burgers) LIVE at The Elysian Theater 48:30

6M ago48:30

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We have a hilarious MAX FUN DRIVE episode for you! It's the table read for Principle written by Open Mike Eagle (The New Negroes) & Mike Benner (Bob's Burgers) recorded LIVE at THE ELYSIAN THEATER! Principle was sold to Comedy Central. It's about a rapper trying to change his life and image but keeps being pulled back into the gangster character th…

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Go Fact Yourself #MaxFunDrive Kick-off Spectacular featuring Austin Taylor, Brenda Snell, Manolo Moreno, and Andrew Reich 17:56

6M ago17:56

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This special network wide event is a celebration of The MaxFunDrive! If you’d like to support podcasts you love for just $5 a month and get bonus gifts in the process, go to maximumfun.org/join. We’re kicking off the most exciting time of the year for the MaxFun Network with a trivia game show featuring hosts from tons of great podcasts. J. Keith v…

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Episode 141: Q & A with Ben Blacker & Andrew Reich moderated by J. Keith van Straaten (Go Fact Yourself) 1:06:12

6M ago1:06:12

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This is a special episode in honor of The MaxFunDrive where Andrew and Ben answer a variety questions sent to us from listeners. We had J. Keith van Straaten from Go Fact Yourself drop by to moderate. It was a lot of fun and we know you're going to love it. Thank you for supporting our show! This special network wide event is a celebration of The M…

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Dead Pilots Society

Ben Blacker and Andrew Reich

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Episode 156: Honey Do List written by Julie Bean (Grown-ish) and Brian Donovan (American Housewife) 53:29

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Episode 155: Damir & Dario Konjicija Interview (I Hate Myself After Show) 1:01:03

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Episode 154: I Hate Myself written by Damir & Dario Konjicija (Home Economics, Young Sheldon) 43:40

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Episode 153: Jordan Roter Interview (Common Enemy After Show) 53:03

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Episode 152: Common Enemy written by Jordan Roter (Girl in Development, American Housewife, Watchful Eye) 50:33

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Episode 151: Mark Gross (How We Roll, Mike & Molly) Interview (Codependent After Show) 1:26:40

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Episode 150: Codependent written by Mark Gross (How We Roll, Mike & Molly) 42:32

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Episode 149: Michael Jonathan Smith (Twisted Metal) Interview (Faking A Murderer After Show) 1:13:00

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Episode 148: Faking A Murderer written by Michael Jonathan Smith (Twisted Metal, Cobra Kai) 54:55

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Episode 147: Michael Lisbe & Nate Reger (Acapulco, The Cool Kids) Interview (Frenemies After Show) 1:11:16

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Episode 146: Frenemies - The Journey Of Lewis & Clark written by Michael Lisbe & Nate Reger (Acapulco, The Cool Kids) 46:44

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Episode 145: Unscripted Dead Pilots with J. Keith van Straaten, Jordan Morris, John Moe 52:04

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Episode 144: Andy Bobrow's List Of Sitcom Writing Rules 1:10:32

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Episode 143: Open Mike Eagle (The New Negroes) & Mike Benner (Bob's Burgers) Interview (Principle After Show) 54:20

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Episode 142: Principle written by Open Mike Eagle (The New Negroes) & Mike Benner (Bob's Burgers) LIVE at The Elysian Theater 48:30

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Go Fact Yourself #MaxFunDrive Kick-off Spectacular featuring Austin Taylor, Brenda Snell, Manolo Moreno, and Andrew Reich 17:56

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Episode 141: Q & A with Ben Blacker & Andrew Reich moderated by J. Keith van Straaten (Go Fact Yourself) 1:06:12

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