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Assisting TV Comedy Writers ft. Gary Sundt (Superstore/The Goldbergs) (PT43)

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Alex and Nick invite Gary Sundt, writers' assistant on NBC's Superstore and ABC's The Goldbergs, to discuss the ins-and-outs of assisting TV writers in comedy. How do comedy writers' rooms operate? How do those experiences in the room help your own writing? When and how should you navigate asking your boss to read your content? What are the priorities when helping a writer develop a pilot? What is the meaning of storytelling? The Paper Team pulls up a chair... SHOWNOTES Content Being a writer's assistant, assisting a showrunner in developing pilots, working in a writer's room, and the role of comedy in politics (00:01:20) Resources and Next Time On (1:14:32) Links Gary Sundt on IMDb Superstore (TV Series) The Goldbergs (2013 TV series) Playboy's the Antiviral Show Archie Comics Kill Bill Angel (TV Series) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Marley & Me Clerks II Summertime Killers Rick Wiener Kenny Schwartz American Housewife Charlie Grandy Guys With Kids Super Fun Night Justin Spitzer Dan Harmon Mulaney America Ferrara Ruben Fleischer Colossal Adam F. Goldberg Joseph Campbell Michael Arndt Blake Snyder "Save the Cat" - Blake Snyder Neil Gaiman Twister (Film) Independence Day (Film) Adam Wingard Death Note (2017 Film) "The Hidden Life of Trees" - Peter Wohlleben "Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life" - Winifred Gallagher "Essays in Love" - Alain de Botton "Modern Romance" - Aziz Ansari Resources Michael Arndt's "Setting a Story in Motion" (Video) "What Are You Laughing At?" - Dan O'Shannon This episode brought to you by Tracking Board's Launch Pad Writing Competitions Use code PAPERTEAM to get $15 OFF when you enter a Launch Pad Competition Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode. If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :) You can find Paper Team on Twitter: Alex - @TVCalling Nick - @_njwatson If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co
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Alex and Nick invite Gary Sundt, writers' assistant on NBC's Superstore and ABC's The Goldbergs, to discuss the ins-and-outs of assisting TV writers in comedy. How do comedy writers' rooms operate? How do those experiences in the room help your own writing? When and how should you navigate asking your boss to read your content? What are the priorities when helping a writer develop a pilot? What is the meaning of storytelling? The Paper Team pulls up a chair... SHOWNOTES Content Being a writer's assistant, assisting a showrunner in developing pilots, working in a writer's room, and the role of comedy in politics (00:01:20) Resources and Next Time On (1:14:32) Links Gary Sundt on IMDb Superstore (TV Series) The Goldbergs (2013 TV series) Playboy's the Antiviral Show Archie Comics Kill Bill Angel (TV Series) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Marley & Me Clerks II Summertime Killers Rick Wiener Kenny Schwartz American Housewife Charlie Grandy Guys With Kids Super Fun Night Justin Spitzer Dan Harmon Mulaney America Ferrara Ruben Fleischer Colossal Adam F. Goldberg Joseph Campbell Michael Arndt Blake Snyder "Save the Cat" - Blake Snyder Neil Gaiman Twister (Film) Independence Day (Film) Adam Wingard Death Note (2017 Film) "The Hidden Life of Trees" - Peter Wohlleben "Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life" - Winifred Gallagher "Essays in Love" - Alain de Botton "Modern Romance" - Aziz Ansari Resources Michael Arndt's "Setting a Story in Motion" (Video) "What Are You Laughing At?" - Dan O'Shannon This episode brought to you by Tracking Board's Launch Pad Writing Competitions Use code PAPERTEAM to get $15 OFF when you enter a Launch Pad Competition Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode. If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :) You can find Paper Team on Twitter: Alex - @TVCalling Nick - @_njwatson If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co
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