BA #291: Duncan Birmingham

October 21, 2019

 

On the two-hundred and ninety-first Box Angeles writer Duncan Birmingham (Maron, Blunt Talk) stops by Studio 309. He discusses his heavy usage of note cards, working for the tabloids in high school, living in the Oakwoods, and more!

 

 

the BA #291 breakdown
– Box talks writer credits AND Lyft drivers not pulling up to you fully.
– Drinking and rituals and note cards and wanting to surf.
– Growing up in Boston / Boca Raton and having stomach issues.
– Writing for the high school newspaper and attending St Lawrence in upstate NY.
– Taking the screenwriting classes and intern-ing at Rolling Stone in Boston.
– Working at some tabloids previously and taking masters classes at Emerson.
– Moving to LA, living in the Oakwoods and landing writer’s assistant on Queer As Folk.
– Writing some movies that didn’t get made and pivoting into TV after writer’s strike.

For more Duncan, follow him @duncanbirm on Instagram.

 

Guest Beer – Modern Times, Ghost Mountain Hazy IPA