BA #320: Jason Palmer
Writer Jason Palmer stops by the bungalow and discusses working at Fox NFL Sunday, being a writer’s assistant for eight years, taking improv classes to help with his writing, and more!
00:00 – Introduction.
01:23 – Jason slates his name.
02:08 – Landing the Fox NFL Sunday gig writing comedy sketches.
07:40 – Not being prepared for live television.
12:21 – Producing, casting and directing the sketches but not knowing he could build sets.
15:05 – The tight weekly scheduled to put them up.
18:46 – Being a full time gig.
22:00 – Growing up in the Inland Empire and studying film production at Loyola Marymount.
23:15 – Landing an internship at Caroline in the City and pivoting the focus to television writing.
28:40 – Getting a writer’s PA gig on Dawson’s Creek and working his way up to writing an episode.
34:58 – Landing an agent but not getting any work from them.
39:00 – Having a rought start jumping into improv classes.
46:10 – Still suffering from stage fright even after landing The Sunday Company at the Groundlings.
49:50 – Winning an Emmy for Fox NFL Sunday last year.
51:25 – Advice for writers starting out now.
57:15 – Who took a chance on Jason?
58:35 – Jason interviewed for the writer’s assistant gig on Friends.
1:00:45 – Sticking with a writer’s assistant job that started out tough.
Jason’s IMDb and Instagram @jpalmcomedy.
