On the one-hundred and fortieth Box Angeles director Payman Benz (Last Man on Earth, Key and Peele) stops by Studio 309. He discusses growing up a silly kid in Silicon Valley, working briefly for Google, how a short film got things going, helping big name comedians with videos, and more!
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– Box rants turning left in the middle of the road.
– Drinking and rituals.
– Growing up in Silicon Valley after emigrating from Iran and being a silly kid.
– Playing baseball briefly and getting into stand up.
– Attending Foothill College for his AA and watching ‘The Big Lebowski’.
– Going to San Jose State for directing and working for Google.
– Getting a short Needle Anus into a film fest and moving to Los Angeles.
– Working at the Improv and making videos comedians like for Nick Swardson.
– A chance meeting with Adam Sandler, getting meetings and The Midnight Show.
– Making YouTube content, getting gigs through friends and Crackle.
For more Payman, catch his directing work in Brooklyn Nine-Nine and follow him on Twitter @PaymanBenz.
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