J.R. Moehringer is an author and journalist and excellent human being who: - Guest-edited The Best American Sports Writing 2013 - Wrote the novel SUTTON, based off the life of notorious bank robber Willie Sutton - Wrote the article "Resurrecting the Champ," which became a movie of the same name - Joined us for this podcast and said many superb things.
James Erwin authored a reddit comment that's become known as "Rome Sweet Rome" and which within a couple of weeks had landed him an agent and a screenplay deal. We talk about all of that and more, including his Jeopardy! win and his new book, Acadia.
I talk with Jorma Taccone about how he made it in Hollywood, and more fun stuff. Jorm's perhaps most famous for his work with The Lonely Island, the sketch comedy troupe featuring himself and his childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer. He also created Saturday Night Live's MacGruber character and wrote most of its sketches, and he wrote and directed the MacRuber movie. He's done tons of other work, too, including directing an episode of NBC sitcom Parks and Rec, a MacGruber Super Bowl ad for Pepsi, and all kinds of other good stuff.
I talk with Jorma Taccone about how he made it in Hollywood, and more fun stuff. Jorm's perhaps most famous for his work with The Lonely Island, the sketch comedy troupe featuring himself and his childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer. He also created Saturday Night Live's MacGruber character and wrote most of its sketches, and he wrote and directed the MacRuber movie. He's done tons of other work, too, including directing an episode of NBC sitcom Parks and Rec, a MacGruber Super Bowl ad for Pepsi, and all kinds of other good stuff.