BenDavid Grabinski (Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice)

About this episode

BenDavid Grabinski discusses his career, writing tips, and upcoming events.

Writer/director BenDavid Grabinski ( Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice ; Scott Pilgrim Takes Off ; Happily ) discusses getting caught in the current of his career, runs of bad luck, runs of good luck, perseverance, tips for writing an easy-to-read script, making hamburgers, and more. Some fun events coming up! If you're in New Orleans this week, Ben is at the Overlook Film Festival on a panel called "Fear Factors: Alt-Horror Experiences" in which he'll discuss writing and producing The Thrilling Adventure Hour, his horror comic Hex Wives, and more! It's on Friday. April 10 at 2:30pm . On Sunday, April 19, 2-4pm , is a live Dead Pilots Society featuring scripts by Joel Kim Booster ( Fire Island; The Other Two ) and an adaptation of the Valley Heat podcast by its creator Christian Duguay ( Mad TV ). Cast includes Mitra Jouhari ( Big Mouth ), Poppy Liu ( Hacks ), and stand-ups Beth Stelling , Matt Braunger , Chris Garcia , Demorge Brown , Kevin Camea , Emily Maya Mills , Mike O’Connell , and more! Also on Sunday April 19, at 5pm , Ben Blacker is directing a very fun one-person show by actress Katherine Bourne Taylor . Bellingham Bay is for fans of classic WB and CW shows, warm…

People in this episode

Host: Ben Blacker

Guest: BenDavid Grabinski

Topics covered

• writing
• screenwriting
• career
• horror
• film festivals
• live events

Keywords

• BenDavid Grabinski
• screenwriting tips
• Overlook Film Festival
• horror writing
• live events

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Happily, The Thrilling Adventure Hour, Hex Wives, Fire Island, The Other Two, Valley Heat, Big Mouth, Hacks

Places: New Orleans

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