#150: Comedy is powerful with David Morgasen

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David Morgasen is a long-time Hollywood writer, producer, and director for TV, film, and digital video. His writing credits include the hit Disney film Princess Protection Program. He has worked on many shows and has served as co-creator, writer, and Executive Producer, along with Howard Stern, for all three seasons of FX Network's Son of the Beach. He was a writer/co-executive producer on E!'s Night Stand With Dick Dietrick. Currently he is in post-production on a pilot for Red, White & Lou, an animated half-hour comedy he co-created for 20th Century/Disney about a newly-emigrated family, starring comedian Maz Jobrani along with an ethnically diverse cast. Morgasen serves as Executive Producer along his partners,
including Maz and Courteney Cox. As a director, his work could be seen on shows including The Ellen DeGeneres Show and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live. Morgasen was a pioneer in viral videos and online Branded Content. During his tenure as Executive Producer at HBO Digital, he produced and directed installments of the early Youtube sensation, David Blaine’s Street Magic, which has garnered hundreds of millions of views as well as McCain-Obama Dance Off, which garnered tens of millions of views and extensive coverage on news outlets across the country. In the digital space, he has also created several web series for Disney XD, Yahoo!, and other online destinations. His work has been featured in the Outfest Film Festival and the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival.
David Morgasen Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/morgasen
David Blaine Street Magic 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGrTvNzGCZE
Howard Stern talks a jumper off the GW Bridge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qHv124hQ_Y