Screenwriters

Welcome back to this How to Fail special where we revisit conversations from the archive to highlight particular themes and tap into the wisdom they contain. Each week, I select moments that can offer perspective, comfort and encouragement for whatever you might be going through. Since September is National Recovery Mo

Judd Apatow has spent his life obsessed with the sweet science of being funny. He joins Ted Danson to talk about his upcoming book, working with Garry Shandling and Rip Torn, documenting the lives of his comedy heroes, executive producing “Freaks and Geeks,” and what it feels like coming up on the 20th anniversary of "

Jason Segel starred in Freaks and Geeks, How I Met Your Mother, Knocked Up. But he's also an accomplished writer and creator. He wrote the classic romcom Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and revived The Muppets for a new generation.When Jesse talked to Segel in 2020, Jason had just created the weird and wonderful TV drama Di

Two comedy giants. One memorable night! Ben Stiller and Seth Rogen join Josh for a very special taping of HAPPY SAD CONFUSED to discuss SEVERANCE, THE STUDIO, the creative process, and so much more. Check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Happy Sad Confused patr

Ian McEwan's futuristic novel What We Can Know is about rising sea levels and a lost poem. Plus, Randa Abdel-Fattah's response to the crisis in Gaza in her novel Discipline and Vogel Award winner Murray Middleton on the despair of being an artist. Ian McEwan is the British author of over 20 books including Atonement, S

LOOK OUT! It’s only Films To Be Buried With! Join your host Brett Goldstein as he talks life, death, love and the universe with the writer, actor, author and esteemed multi-hyphenate MARK GATISS! Mark has had involvement on screens of all sizes, not to mention just about all media available, and is a beloved presence i