How To Fail In Hollywood

Join us as TV Writer & Director Rachel Borders dishes about coffee stains vs. bodily fluids, the thankless life of a Roma screener, gives us WGA fee hacks and how she leveled up to co-write an episode of her new show, Proven Innocent.   Entertainment industry pros tell all about the false starts, shitty jobs, and utter failures that brought them to their dream job. This is How To Fail In Hollywood with Catherine Law.

Travel Host & Comedian Eli Newell joins us to talk about how to outwit 10 toughs in an alley in Azerbaijan, what to do when the lights go out, the first time you get a laugh, and THE top secret to finding cheap flights so you can travel more. Featured on Conan, Travel Channel, and the very wonderful Don't Kill Eli.  Entertainment industry pros tell all about the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their dream job. This is How To Fail In Hollywood with Catherine Law.

Travel Host and comedian Eli Newell joins us to tell the hard truth about gummy bears, what to do when you get yes-ed out of the room, and the very best way to push the reset button when you need a new lease on life and career.  Featured on Conan, Travel Channel, and the very wonderful Don't Kill Eli.   Entertainment industry pros tell all about the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their dream job. This is How To Fail In Hollywood with Catherine Law.

Daniel Tuttel, creator of the Hollywood Hustle Podcast, joins us to talk about how to structure your days when you get sh*tcanned, collaborating with producers on rewrites, and how to find Your Michael.    How To Fail In Hollywood with Catherine Law is a podcast where entertainment industry pros tell all about the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their dream job. 

Daniel Tuttel, creator of the Hollywood Hustle Podcast, joins us to talk about moonlighting as a ghost hunter at Halloween Horror Nights, waiting tables, and hustling to the top of the game.  Oh, and there will be ballroom dancing.  How To Fail In Hollywood with Catherine Law is a podcast where entertainment industry pros tell all about the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their dream job. 

I have a tiny soapbox this week.  Listen in to get a little pick-me-up if you're feeling overwhelmed with content overload and content-creation FOMO.   How To Fail In Hollywood with Catherine Law is a podcast where entertainment industry pros tell all about the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their dream job. 

Songwriter Ashley Levy joins us this week as we dive deep into the wiggy world of drag pop music, commercial songwriting, and faking the bicoastal life until you make it.  We talk about how one connection can jump-start a career, fat-girl spidey senses, and how many sweaters your hairless cat needs right now.  She dishes about her newest project with Jiggly Caliente, and we gab about all your favorite drag queens, from Skinny Legend Trixie Mattel and Violet Chachki to Cardi B and Nikki Minaj.   How To Fail In Hollywood with Catherine Law is a podcast where entertainment industry pros tell all about the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their dream job. 

Imagine the living nightmare your life would be if you woke up one day in the world of Entourage's Ari Gold.  Danielle Lien tells you how that actually happened to her - and how she survived that shitty job.  Set sail with us as we dive into the white-capped waters of music publishing and sync licensing, featuring Danielle Lien and your happy hostess, Catherine Law.  We talk about getting fired, the line where your comfort zone ends, and her current favorite band, Stonefield. Most importantly, we tackle the ever-present dangers of scurvy.   How To Fail In Hollywood with Catherine Law is a podcast where entertainment industry pros tell all about the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their dream jobs.

Ever wonder why you should go to a tattoo parlor alone, what the merits of deciding to become a non-teenage roller skater are, or how to jump into a career under the benevolent overlord Mickey Mouse?  Well you're in luck! Disney Imagineer Megan Granger and host Catherine Law cover all that and more, as well as how to select a bevy of animal friends, and everything you could ever want to know about which true crime shows to binge (I'm looking at you, My Favorite Murder).  Episode 1 of 2 featuring Megan Granger, Star Wars book series copy editor extraordinaire. *Trigger warning for victims of domestic abuse.* How To Fail In Hollywood is a podcast where entertainment industry pros tell about all the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their creative careers.

Ever wonder why you should go to a tattoo parlor alone, what the merits of deciding to become a non-teenage roller skater are, or how to jump into a career under the benevolent overlord Mickey Mouse?  Well you're in luck! Megan Granger and host Catherine Law cover all that and more, as well as how to select a bevy of animal friends, and everything you could ever want to know about which true crime shows to binge (I'm looking at you, My Favorite Murder).  Episode 1 of 2 featuring Megan Granger, Star Wars book series copy editor extraordinaire.   *Trigger warning for victims of domestic violence.* How To Fail In Hollywood is a podcast where entertainment industry pros tell about all the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their creative careers.

Jonah Nimoy of Furiosa (hey, they wrote our theme song!) joins host Catherine Law to talk about horror films, moms on tour buses, and how to fail in hollywood for three generations.  He's played with the Offspring, Stone Sour, and Fuel.  He also happens to be an incredible visual artist, whose mural was recently featured in a Kendrick Lamar video.  He does it all, and has a unique talent for marketing and cross-branding - all of which he spills secrets about during this interview. Find him and his work on instagram, @jonahnimoy, @furiosarules & @boredomsketches.  Website: JonahNimoy.com by RAD Portfolios. With special guest: Mimsy Merbles Perkins Law Dickert. @mimsymerbles on instagram. How To Fail in Hollywood - A show where entertainment industry pros talk about all the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures they had before their fun, creative careers.  

How To Fail In Hollywood is a podcast all about the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures entertainment industry pros had before their fun, creative jobs.   Host Catherine Law talks with Comedy Writer Rosette Laursen about the Jordan Peele-produced documentary about Lorena Bobbitt she's working on, how she might have accidentally started the #metoo movement by outing her abusive employer, what happens when a boss dies and leaves you both grieving and jobless, and how she finally found good work with great people. More importantly, we discover truths about the enduring importance of films like the 90's-era Harrison Ford/Michelle Pfeiffer vehicle What Lies Beneath.    

Art Director Kurt Gefke gives you the inside scoop on how he went from cold calling to a unionized art director in just a couple of years.  Kurt breaks down how the right kind of risks led him to working on Marvel films, Sia's Cheap Thrills music video and Coachella set, and commercials for Verizon and Hugo Boss. You'll also discover how he designed the world's priciest poo.  I shit you not. Dive into the world of Art Direction the $7-an-hour jobs that got him there & gave him the love of his life, too!

Save Ferris's Monique Powell opens up about mainlining brie, getting a new spine, and what the hell she was up to for the 10 years she was out of the limelight.  Featuring some excellent cameos by Mimsy.   How to Fail in Hollywood is all about the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures industry creatives survived before they had the dream job... or, in Mo's case, that she had before she made her triumphant comeback to the Ska scene. 

TV writers Jacquie Walters and Taylor Cox give you the scoop on how to get from disappearing jobs and canceled Christmases to writing shows like Just Add Magic for Amazon Studios and Abby's on NBC.   Great listening for comedy writers, screenwriters, and anyone who's shopping around for a writing partner or working on being good in a room.  The secret?  Talk about murder cults.     How To Fail In Hollywood with Catherine Law is a podcast where entertainment industry pros tell all about the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their dream jobs.