Alan Freedland

Writer and showrunner Alan Freedland (King of the Hill, Due Date, The Freak Brothers) joins us on the Box Angeles podcast episode 364. Alan stops by the bungalow and discusses breaking into television, working with a writing partner, how writers get work, the changing economics of Hollywood, and what actors should know about auditions and casting, and more! --- BEATS -- 00:00 – Alan slates. 00:14 – Introduction. 2:14 – Doing Second City improv in Chicago. 4:03 – “Alan” being the correct spelling and Hawaii story. 6:59 – Birthday week and introversion. 8:34 – Work procurement as a writer. 13:36 – Meeting writing Partner Alan Cohen. 17:35 – Splitting the checks and working together as a duo. 24:26 – Approach to casting. 32:36 – Self tapes. 35:04 – Advising kids not to pursue show business. 36:02 – Writing rooms. 39:20 – AI and optimism in the business. 43:57 – King of the Hill reboot using new writers. 45:54 – Where is the Emmy and Palisades fire and Vuori. 48:22 – Is writing just work now. 50:15 – Hobbies. 54:27 – Who took a chance on Alan. The full video and pics -- boxangeles.com/364 ---MORE ALAN FREEDLAND -- Check Alan's IMDb. --- MORE BOX ANGELES -- Follow Box Angeles on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Support Box Angeles on Patreon.