About this episode
Writers/directors Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher discuss their comedy roots and the making of Pizza Movie.
Writers/directors Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher ( Pizza Movie ; Over Your Dead Body ) discuss their comedy sketch roots as "BritaNick" and what that represents, writing scripts that wouldn't be made, editing themselves, how to interact with the people paying you to write, why Pizza Movie is the perfect BritaNick movie debut, and more. Some fun events coming up! 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 Canadian TV romances, and people who live in their heads. THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing , where you'll also get weekly…
People in this episode
Host: Ben Blacker
Guests: Brian McElhaney, Nick Kocher
Topics covered
- comedy
- screenwriting
- live events
- sketch comedy
- film debut
Keywords
- BritaNick
- Pizza Movie
- comedy sketch
- screenwriting
- live events
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Pizza Movie, Over Your Dead Body, Fire Island, The Other Two, Valley Heat
Places: Bellingham Bay
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