Colby Day On How Screenwriting is A Career For Maniacs

Colby Day On How Screenwriting is A Career For Maniacs

From Angle on Producers with Carolina Groppa by Carolina Groppa

May 12, 2026 · 1h 6m · Season 1 · Episode 141

About this episode

Colby Day discusses the realities of screenwriting and the challenges faced in the industry with Carolina Groppa.

Colby Day is a breath of fresh air who refuses to be performative. In an industry that runs on heat and carefully curated perception, he just gives it to you straight. Day is an Emmy-nominated writer whose credits include the Netflix film "Spaceman" starring Adam Sandler and "In the Blink of an Eye," which premiered at Sundance this past year. He also served as a writer and story editor on Apple TV's For All Mankind season five. He is also the creator of Hollyweird, a Substack where he documents the unglamorous reality of being a working writer in Hollywood with more honesty than almost anyone else in this business. His directorial debut "The Comedy Hour "with Tim Heidecker and Tatiana Maslany is up next. This was one of my favorite chats of the year so far. Colby and get super real about 10-year timelines, selling a show and watching it collapse, why transparency is a radical act in this industry, and what keeps us going when everything falls apart. Tune in! xx CG

People in this episode

Host: Carolina Groppa

Guest: Colby Day

Topics covered

  • screenwriting
  • Hollywood
  • transparency
  • career challenges
  • writing process
  • Emmy-nominated writers

Keywords

  • screenwriting
  • Colby Day
  • Hollywood
  • Emmy-nominated
  • writing career
  • transparency
  • For All Mankind
  • Hollyweird

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple TV

Books & works: Spaceman, In the Blink of an Eye, For All Mankind, Hollyweird, The Comedy Hour

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