John and Craig welcome guests Quinta Brunson, Rachel Bloom and Natasha Lyonne to join them for a live benefit for Hollywood HEART. Since they cannot discuss the shows they’re currently working on (strike rules!) they instead reflect on the surprising paths of their careers, how acting has influenced them as writers and directors, and how much is learned at every step of production.

We’re also joined by AMPTP spokesperson Nancy Sullivan to discuss our concerns with the ongoing strike, what she enjoys about her job, and why she finds it so fulfilling!

Big thanks to our live audience, the staff of Dynasty Typewriter, and everyone at Hollywood Heart for putting the event together.

Links:

• HollywoodHEART
• Quinta Brunson on IMDb and Instagram
• Rachel Bloom on IMDb and Instagram
• Natasha Lyonne on IMDb and Instagram
• Quinta Brunson’s The Girl Who’s Never Been on a Nice Date
• Quinta Brunson on BuzzFeed
• Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Show at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City
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• Craig Mazin on Threads and Instagram
• John August on Threads, Instagram and Twitter
• John on Mastodon
• Outro by Matthew Chilelli (send us yours!)
• Our ASL interpreter was Elliott Aronson
• Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by Matthew Chilelli.

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You can download the episode here.