Each episode, host Jonathan Schwartz sits down with one of Hollywood's top TV writer's assistants for a very special interview. They discuss how they first got their foot in the door in Hollywood, what being in a TV writer's room is really like, and offer invaluable advice for aspiring writers.
Haben Merker has served as researcher and writer's assistant for the long-running CBS drama, "Criminal Minds".
Noah Schechter is a showrunner's assistant on "The Blacklist", and wrote his first freelance episode this season for the hit NBC drama.
Austin Dale served as writer's assistant on the short-lived CBS drama 'Doubt', and was also a writer's PA on Amazon's 'Transparent'.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Yoni Weinberg majored in film studies at UC Berkeley, and has worked as a Writers Assistant on the TBS' "The Pete Holmes Show", and is currently the Writer's Assistant on "Crashing" on HBO.
Matt Rickett was a writer's assistant on "Another Period" on Comedy Central, "Lady Dynamite" on Netflix, script coordinator for "Marlon" on NBC, and wrote an episode of NBC's "Bad Judge". He has also performed standup comedy and storytelling at iO West, The LA Scripted Comedy Festival, The Eagle Rock Comedy Festival, and many more venues around Los Angeles and New England.
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