About this episode

Frank Chindamo discusses his diverse background, experiences in comedy writing, and the therapeutic benefits of laughter.

Frank Chindamo joined me to talk about being half Ecuadorean and half Italian and can only speak English; living in Queens; Winky Dink and You; getting the writer's assistants job; Ferris Butler; Michael O'Donoghue; Charles Rocket's f-bomb; his sketch that was never produced; Bill Murray teaches him Cronkite; working on the first documentary about Mother Theresa; getting a MFA at Columbia; his shorts Cat and Mousse and Jelly Donut Saga; directing Food for Thought; creating a company Fun Little Movies that produced first internet comedy series and first comedy video for a phone; teaching at USC; learns comedy can reduce stress, pain and heart attacks; writes a book Laugh RX; medicine is the best medicine but laughter helps; Jon Stewart & Patch Adam; LaughterMD.com; worst place to watch comedy is on Tik Tok

People in this episode

Host: Ian Fermaglich

Guest: Frank Chindamo

Topics covered

• comedy
• writing
• health
• documentary
• education
• internet media

Keywords

• comedy
• writing
• health
• documentary
• internet comedy
• laughter
• education
• MFA
• SNL

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LaughMD.com, Fun Little Movies, USC

Books & works: Laugh RX, Winky Dink and You, Cat and Mousse, Jelly Donut Saga

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