BA #015: Derek Jones

February 26, 2014

On the fifteenth Box Angeles podcast, writer / comedian Derek Jones stops by Studio 202. He discusses what it was like – as a writer’s assistant – saying goodbye to the Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno, working as an NBC Page, what his future holds and more!

 

 

the BA #015 breakdown —
– Box rants monetary checks.
– Derek explains what his last week at the Tonight Show felt like.
– What it’s like to be a writer’s assistant and starting out as an NBC Page.
– Growing up in Connecticut and starting “The Early Late Show” at his high school.
– Attending college at Temple an interning in Los Angeles for a summer.
– The road trip experience moving to LA and becoming an NBC Page.
– Breaking a wrist skiing and performing in Tahoe.
– Favorite part of Los Angeles and breaking California into six states.
– Derek describes what he does in three words and gives his logline.
– Derek shares who / what he enjoys to watch in comedy.
– Closing line / sign-off.

For more Derek, follow him on Twitter @tooderek.

 

Guest Beer — Bear Republic, Racer 5 IPA