BA #228: Joel Church Cooper
On the two-hundred and twenty-eighth Box Angeles writer Joel Church Cooper (Future Man, Undateable) stops by Studio 309. He discusses growing up in California, finding improv at iO West, doing sports videos for Funny or Die, and more!
the BA #228 breakdown
– Box rants a random episode button idea for SVOD.
– Drinking and rituals.
– Growing up in Sacramento / Santa Cruz and playing baseball / basketball.
– Watching a lot of tv / film and attending UC Santa Barbara.
– Making a short film for a senior project and landing a driver job for a production couple.
– Selling a story on ‘Run of the House’ and discovering improv at iO West.
– A drought of five years and being a production assistant.
– Scratching a creative itch but not doing anything and the making a web series / getting reps.
– Writing sports stuff for Funny or Die and writing the character Brockmire w/ Hank Azaria into a movie.
– Missing out a $50k bonus when that fell thru, working on Up All Night and other writing rooms.
For more Joel, catch his writing in Brockmire and follow him on Twitter @churchcooper.
STUDIO BEER – Reel Brewery, Untitled Pilsner
