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Screenwriting Advice You’ll Actually Use with John August

5/20/2024 • 50 min

For this very special episode of Working It out, Mike welcomes John August, the screenwriter behind Charlie’s Angels with Drew Barrymore, Tim Burton’s Big Fish, and his breakthrough film Go, which is celebrating its 25 year anniversary. John co-hosts the screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes with Craig Mazin (The Last of Us), which is not only Mike’s favorite screen… Play episode

132. Judd Apatow Returns: Hold On To That Authenticity
131. Chris Fleming: He Should Be Way More Popular
130. Rory Scovel: Dare to Be Funny
129. J. Hope Stein Returns: Earth Day Poetry from Clo
The Wisdom of Chicago Improv with Liz Allen
128. Alex Edelman Returns: He Did His Best
127. Esther Povitsky: What Is Your Comedy Attachment Style?
126. Seth Meyers: SNL, Late Night, and a Ton of New Jokes
125. Ilana Glazer: Life Lessons from the Broad City Star
Mike Answers Your Questions About Comedy
124. Chris Distefano: Crowd Work With The Mob
123. Please Don't Destroy: SNL’s Three Sad Virgins
122. Roy Wood Jr: Perfect Jokes From an Imperfect Messenger
121. Maddie Wiener: How to Find the Humor in a Panic Attack
120. Ronny Chieng Returns: Classic American Show Business
119. Rosebud Baker Returns: Pregnant with Jokes and People
118. John Early: A Man With Needs
The Very Best Working It Out Moments of 2023
117. Beth Stelling Returns: Two Skeletons Telling Jokes
116. Jimmy Carr Returns: The World Ordered A Comedian
The Old Man and the Pool: Spoilers Only
115. Pete Holmes Returns (Again): The Funniest and Longest Episode Yet
114. Jo Firestone Returns: Fact Check This Episode
113. Todd Barry: The Inventor of Crowd Work
112. Ramy Youssef Returns: You Already Love Him
111. Gary Simons: A New Comedian Asks Mike 10 Key Questions About Starting…
110. Greg Warren: Comedy Lessons From a Salesman
109. Gary Gulman Returns: Work Friends or Friend Friends?
108. Nimesh Patel: Comedy is Cancer Plus Time
107. Hasan Minhaj Returns: Good Boy Syndrome
106. Joe Birbiglia Returns: You Think I Give a Care About Christmas Parmes…
105. Kate Berlant: The Comedy Special That Almost Didn’t Come Out
104. Jim Gaffigan: Dark Comedy from the Cleanest Comedian
103. Liz Kingsman: The London Comedy Exchange Program
Introducing : Funny Cuz It’s True
102. Tom Papa: Conflict Resolution with an Old Friend
101. Elyse Myers: Telling Stories Literally Anywhere
100. Ira Glass Part 3: The Best Advice
6 Tips For Bringing Your Solo Show to Broadway (and the West End!)
99. Craig Mazin: The Definitive "The Last of Us" Interview, Sort Of
98. Ray Romano: Sometimes the Setup is the Punchline
97. Bert Kreischer: Inside A Storytelling Machine
96. Alex Edelman Part 3: The Broadway Debut
95. Nick Kroll: Old Friends
94. Jorma Taccone: The Lonely Island’s Comedy Revolution
93. Rachel Feinstein: Don't Call Your Wife "Big Guy"
92. Vir Das: Getting Cancelled Except For Real
91. Ryan Hamilton: Utah, Idaho, and the Clean Trick
90. Marc Forster: A Man Called Marc

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