Write Who You Know
Write Who You Know is a podcast dedicated to the ups and downs of professional screenwriting: the pain, the pleasure, the process, and all the different ways you hear "PASS". Each week our host Matt Hausfater interviews various writer friends, colleagues, and coworkers past and present about breaking into the business, their experiences navigating Hollywood, and the tips and tricks to crush the writers' room. It's not about writing what you know... it's about writing WHO you know! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
February 13, 2024 • 57 mins
On this episode of Write Who You Know, I sit down with our buddy, writer-king and Fairfax cohort, Evan Waite! Evan has written on shows like The President Show, Fairfax, Sunny Side, Three Busy Debras and FAMILY GUY!! Evan was a teacher in Chine before he started writing for The Onion in New York before moving to LA to pursue a career in professional screenwriting. On top of all of this, he has a new book coming out called LIFE WANT...
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January 30, 2024 • 70 mins
I'm back baby! On an all new episode of WRITE WHO YOU KNOW, I sit down with writer, comedian, Twitter legend, and killer segment director ZACK BORNSTEIN. Zack created TRIP TANK and has written on shows like SHRINKING and SNL. Zack takes us from his emotionally exhausting childhood getting kicked out of schools and camps to making videos on Twitter before ultimately being discovered by Jimmy Kimmel. This is one amazing episode you d...
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November 28, 2023 • 70 mins
On this episode of Write Who You Know, I sit down with the one and only Simon Racioppa! Simon is currently the showrunner of Amazon Prime Video's hit adult animated series, INVINCIBLE as well as one of the masterminds behind Amazon's animated series, THE BOYS: DIABOLICAL. Simon takes us through his first gigs up in Canada, working his way up in TV as a writer before making the trek out to Los Angeles and getting representation. In ...
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November 7, 2023 • 61 mins
On this episode of Write Who You Know, I sit down with my old boss, way-too-good-looking-writer dude, Adam Sztykiel! In TV, Adam is the creator of Undateable, and has sold countless pilots. In features, Adam has written movies like PROJECT X, RAMPAGE, MADE OF HONOR, DUE DATE and most recently, BLACK ADAM For DC. Yes, you read that right -- dude is a beast! Adam regales us with tales of working with Todd Phillips, pitching Dwayne "T...
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October 26, 2023 • 74 mins
On this episode of Write Who You Know, I sit down with my buddy and REVENGE cohort, Sean Cochran! Sean has written on multiple seasons of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, and worked on countless shows in various production capacties, like GOOD CHRISTIAN BITCHES, MERCY, and LIPSTICK JUNGLE. Sean takes us through his journey from Cleveland, Ohio to New York City and back to LA to pursue a screenwriting career. In a town of phonies and fakes, S...
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October 12, 2023 • 69 mins
On this episode of Write Who You Know, I sit down with my Undateable co-worker, Diptyque freak, and super funny writer buddy, Heather Flanders aka Flando! Heather is hysterical. She's written on shows like THE MICK, KEVIN CAN WAIT, iCARLY, MIXED-ISH, THE COOL KIDS and BLUE MOUNTAIN STATE. Over the years, she's developed shows all over town, most recently at Netflix. Heather takes us all the way back to her childhood in Rhode Island...
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October 3, 2023 • 55 mins
On an all new Write Who You Know, I sit down with my friend and badass writer/EP/showrunner and , Nikki Toscano! She's written on shows like REVENGE, DETROIT 187, 24: LEGACY, BATES MOTEL and showran Amazon Prime Video's HUNTERS, as well as AMERICAN GIGOLO and THE OFFER on Paramount+. We talk Writers' Rooms dos and don'ts, our love of Paramount studio guys and when to hang up the phone (after you get a yes.) This is one AWESOME epis...
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September 27, 2023 • 53 mins
On this searing hot episode of Write Who You Know, we have a DEAL! The WGA is *tentatively* back in business with the AMPTP. More importantly, we have longtime friend and hilarious writer Mike Hobert in the building! Mike has written on shows like UNDATEABLE, AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, LIVING BIBLICALLY, iCARLY, HAPPY TOGETHER, and THE REALLY LOUD HOUSE. We get into his journey from acting in NY and sleeping on couches to selling network ...
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September 19, 2023 • 81 mins
On this episode of Write Who You Know, I sit down with a killer writing team who are responsible for some of the freshest takes on BIG IP-movies of the past few years: Dan Hernandez & Benji Samit! (Full disclosh: I went to Oakwood High School with Benji, so there's that.) Dan and Benji have written on shows like 1600 PENN and EP'd/co-showran KOALA MAN on Hulu. On the feature side, they've written movies like DETECTIVE PIKACHU, ...
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September 12, 2023 • 63 mins
On this episode of Write Who You Know, I sit down with LA high school lej, showrunner and comedy writer extraordinaire, Dave Chernin! Dave has written on multiple seasons of IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, as well as co-creating/co-showrunning THE MICK with his brother and co-collaborator, John, and the hilarious upcoming coming of age comedy, INCOMING. On top of that, Dave helps me unpack some teenage trauma from when I nearly ...
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September 5, 2023 • 73 mins
On this episode of Write Who You Know, I sit down with hilarious triple threat actor/writer/comedian, Feraz Ozel! Feraz literally turned down a job with the CIA to pursue a career in stand up comedy, so you know he's legit! He's written on shows like AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE and the forthcoming Hulu/Onyx series, DELI BOYS. You can check out his touring dates up or catch him on the picket lines of the WGA/SAG strike. This is one amazing, ...
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August 31, 2023 • 67 mins
On an all new WRITE WHO YOU KNOW, badass screenwriter Stacey Harman comes up to the canyon studio to talk about her amazing rollercoaster ride of a career. After finding some success as a singer-songwriter with her band Eternal Circle, Stacey gave it up and moved to LA to pursue a career in screenwriting. Her first move was sending Darren Starr a champagne/gummy gift basket with an first original pilot, KISS AND TELL... and she end...
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August 23, 2023 • 56 mins
On this episode of WWYK, I sit down with Oakwood School and Bayside High alum, screenwriter, and Twitter impresario, Dashiell Driscoll! Dashiell was the voice behind the gajillion follower FUNNY OR DIE Twitter account (back when Twitter had jokes and not just hate speech) for many years, and a writer on DROP THE MIC and the SAVED BY THE BELL reboot on Peacock. Dash is also the creator of Zack Morris is Trash and A Very Special Epis...
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August 1, 2023 • 64 mins
On this episode of Write Who You Know, I sit down with Oscar-winning writer/director/producer/actor, Will McCormack! Will has an incredible journey starting at age 7 when he won a poetry contest in his New Jersey hometown. From there, Will has traversed all sorts of creative outlets, including acting as Jason Melfi on The Sopranos, popping up in TV shows and films, and co-writing CELESTE & JESSE FOREVER and TOY STORY 4 with his...
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July 25, 2023 • 70 mins
On this episode of Write Who You Know, I sit down with Laurel Canyon native, watch aficionado, and feature screenwriter extraordinaire, Chris Bremner! Chris has written movies like BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, BAD BOYS 4, the new installment of NATIONAL TREASURE, THE PINK PANTHER, THE MAN FROM TORONTO as well as working on THE WEDDING RINGER with Jeremy Garelick. Yes, you read that right... Chris is the king of the BAD BOYS cinematic univers...
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July 18, 2023 • 85 mins
On this episode of Write Who You Know, I sit down with renaissance journeyman, journalist, marijuana-advocate, actor, rapper, and screenwriter, Abdullah Saeed! Abdullah's story is incredible. His journey to Hollywood is long and circuitous, but he ended up right where he wanted to be. You may know him from VICE shows and columns like Bong Appetit or Weediquette, or maybe you know him from stand up comedy. He's acted and written on ...
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July 13, 2023 • 66 mins
On this episode, I sit down with actor/writer/director/producer and LA homie, Wade Allain-Marcus! Wade takes me through his journey of growing up in LA, going to college at NYU and pursuing a career in acting, appearing in films like BROOKLYN'S FINEST and TV shows like GOSSIP GIRL before ultimately moving back home and writing/co-directing/producing his first feature film, FRENCH DIRTY. Soon after, Wade was cast as Derek on HBO's I...
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July 5, 2023 • 77 mins
On this episode of Write Who You Know, I sit down with screenwriter, funny lady, and candy expert, Lauryn Kahn! Lauryn takes us through her journey from New Jersey to LA, where she started working in reality TV before becoming Adam McKay's assistant, assisting him on films like STEP BROTHERS, THE OTHER GUYS and helping he and Will Ferrell launch Funny or Die. While working for McKay, Lauryn wrote her first feature, HE'S FUCKING PER...
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June 28, 2023 • 67 mins
On this episode of Write Who You Know, I sit down with my buddy and LA native, screenwriter, and New Yorker cartoonist extraordinaire, Maggie Mull!! Maggie talks to me about getting her start by shooting her shot via Twitter on DADS before staffing on shows like LIFE IN PIECES, FAMILY GUY, and NOT DEAD YET. More recently, Maggie co-created her own show with Justin Adler for 20th/Hulu called... you guessed it, MAGGIE! Maggie talks a...
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June 20, 2023 • 74 mins
On this episode of Write Who You Know, I sit down with esteemed Hollywood historian and author as well as Laurel Canyon homie, Sammy Wasson! Sammy has written books like The Oral History of Hollywood, Improv Nation, The Big Goodbye about the making of Chinatown, Fosse -- which was adapted into an award winning limited series, Fosse/Verdon -- as well as Fifth Avenue 5AM, Audrey Hepburn and the Dawn of the Modern Woman. Currently, Sa...
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