S1E6 Comedy Lifer, Part 1

S1E9 It Came From The Crypt, Part 1

THE BLURB: For a decade, Alan and Gil Adler - this episode's guest - were not only best friends, but creative partners, too. Together they wrote and produced (and directed) TV shows like Freddy's Nightmares and HBO's iconic "Tales From The Crypt"; in fact, Alan and Gil co-created The Crypt Keeper. Though they made something of a career out of horror, neither Gil nor Alan actually were fans of horror. Both went into movies, TV (and, for Gil, the theater) expecting to make comedies. In this episode, we talk about how our paths converged and then put us on a collision course with Crypt. SHOW NOTES For more great podcasts, please visit Costard & Touchstone [costardandtouchstone.com]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

S1E8 5 Favorite Sitcoms

THE BLURB: GD and Alan lay down their 5 (or so) favorite sitcoms - the ones that helped shape their comedy sensibilities - from All In The Family to Modern Family, from Fawlty Towers to The Office. SHOW NOTES Please visit Costard & Touchstone [costardandtouchstone.com] for more great podcasts! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

S1E7 Comedy Lifer, Part 2

THE BLURB: Writer, producer, TV executive, professor and comedian Dan Pasternack told us how to break into comedy in his last chat with us. In this episode, Dan takes us inside the comedy development process. How do shows like Portlandia get from the idea stage to the execution stage? Dan knows exactly how because he was an intimate part of it. SHOW NOTES Please check out the whole family of great podcasts at Costard & Touchstone Productions. Your next podcast addiction is just a click away! https://costardandtouchstone.com/ [https://costardandtouchstone.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

S1E6 Comedy Lifer, Part 1

THE BLURB: Dan Pasternack has been working in and around comedy his entire life (never mind his career)! Want to know how to break into comedy? Dan's done everything from writing jokes for top tier comediens to developing shows for networks to doing standup himself. SHOW NOTES Please check out the whole family of great podcasts at Costard & Touchstone Productions. Your next podcast addiction is just a click away! https://costardandtouchstone.com/ [https://costardandtouchstone.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

S1E5 Comedy Is Queer

THE BLURB: Though Kayleigh Weathers has been a therapist for a long time (she coaches queer folks on attachment styles and connecting with themselves), she's relatively new to standup comedy. That gives us a great POV on how someone with such a smart, distinctive voice, learns how to translate that into a standup routine. As you'll hear, Kayleigh was born Lesbian and raised Mormon (where the message was "pray the gay away"). That created more than enough internal conflict to power several standup careers. Comedy as very real therapy. SHOW NOTES You can catch Kyleigh Weathers here [https://queerlyattached.net/guest-podcasts/], here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnMFLbxff6E] and here [https://canvasrebel.com/meet-kyleigh-weathers/]! Please check out the whole family of great podcasts at Costard & Touchstone Productions. Your next podcast addiction is just a click away! https://costardandtouchstone.com/ [https://costardandtouchstone.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.