Featuring Mary Kobayashi, Tim Heidecker, Jon Daly, Sara Watkins, Lauren Lapkus, Jon Gabrus, Steve Dildarian, Jay Kogen, and an interview with HBO & Annapurna Pictures’ Sue Naegle. Recorded live at UCB Franklin in Los Angeles, 1/24/19.

10. John's First Boss

Jan 7th, 2019 46m 1s

As the party winds to a close, John meets up with his first boss Michael Nesmith to talk about the Monkees, Television Parts, and the afterlife--and to find out if Nesmith tinkered with a video game to gain an unfair edge in a competition with

9. Showbiz Stories!

Dec 31st, 2018 41m 51s

Guests share their most star-studded anecdotes. With Abraham Higginbotham, Paul F. Tompkins, Karen Kilgariff, Joe Wengert, Jonathan Krisel, Eva Anderson, Courtney Lilly, Tim Heidecker, Pam Brady and Michael Nesmith.

8. Franklin and Bash

Dec 24th, 2018 56m 34s

John and Joe Wengert execute their dream of writing an episode of "Franklin & Bash" in real time, leading two rooms of all-star writers who've never seen the show. Neither have John and Joe. Featuring Eva Anderson, Brad Copeland, Noah Garfinkel

7. It Never Happened

Dec 17th, 2018 48m 31s

Mark Brazil (That 70s Show) and Ron Zimmerman (Action) discuss show business feuds. Richard Day (It's Garry Shandling's Show, Larry Sanders) finds himself in need of an agent; John and Mary take the party to The Simpsons to enlist Matt Selman's

6. Arrested Memories

Dec 10th, 2018 57m 10s

Craig Bierko talks about starring in the Mitch Hurwitz pilot that wasn't Arrested Development. Connor Ratliff reveals himself as Middleman on the early Arrested Development message boards. Barbie Adler, Brad Copeland, Abraham Higginbotham and C

5. John's Mother Joins The Party

Dec 3rd, 2018 45m 44s

Kate Berlant and John Early do dramatic readings of network notes from the 90s. John’s mother and her best friend recount the old-school sexism they endured as a screenwriter and actress in the 60s and 70s. And we begin our quest to find a TV w

4. Kroll Talk

Nov 26th, 2018 50m 49s

Nick Kroll joins the party to break down Big Mouth and Kroll Show and warn David Harbour (Stranger Things) about the hazards of working with John. John and Mary track down Fred Armisen to determine if his Big Mouth character is the same as his

3. John's Double Life

Nov 19th, 2018 45m 14s

John talks to Pam Brady (South Park, Lady Dynamite) about writing with her on The John Larroquette Show in 1995, when he was also going to grad school to become a therapist. John's best friend from grad school talks about what a terrible therap

2. Alt Comedy Snobbery

Nov 12th, 2018 53m 50s

Karen Kilgariff (My Favorite Murder) dishes about the snobby alt comedy scene of the 90s, Paul F. Tompkins backs up her account, and we call director Jonathan Krisel (Portlandia, Baskets) to get him to go on record saying nice things about Kare

1. The Stump

Nov 5th, 2018 45m 56s

To kick off John's retirement party, Jay Kogen (The Simpsons, Frasier) talks about The Stump, his social media site for comedy writers that John joined in the late 90s. Jill Soloway (Transparent) and Becky Thyre (Mad TV) trace how The Stump evo

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Coming Soon: John Levenstein's Retirement Party

Oct 26th, 2018 2m 47s

Join writer, actor, and producer John Levenstein ("Arrested Development," "Silicon Valley") as he reflects on his career in show business. He'll share personal stories from the writers' room, offer advice, rehash old decisions, settle feuds, an

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Oct 1st, 2018 29s

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