BA #320: Jason Palmer

Box Angeles

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

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