Want to see the video version of this podcast? Please visit YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h32PYO4ArpU Charla Lauriston is a TV writer and the lead mentor at The Werking Writer School, a course that prepares new and aspiring screenwriters with at least one completed script for professional careers as TV

Hello, Hello!    In this episode, we have a conversation with writer and comedian Charla Lauriston. We talk about working on the NBC series Grand Crew, writing her web series 'Clinch & Release,' her excellent new course for writers, The Werking Writer School, comedy as a defense mechanism, the importance of being seen,

"Every black person I know is in therapy. And if they're not, I encourage them to be." Charla Lauriston (Ghosted, People of Earth) dissects white privilege, how hard it is to be a black woman in the dating scene, and the uphill battle to learn how to love yourself. Nicole Byer is stating a war with Jeff Bezos, shares h

Charla Lauriston (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) has never seen Beasts of No Nation, but she rewrote it! We talk about film distribution, prestige films not in theaters, as well as African and African-American portrayal in film and TV. Plus, a Space Jam fan script, and games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho