Ep. 2: Ben Schwartz talks Sonic, Parks & Rec, Writing for Oscars, Letterman, SNL, Improv & more

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Episode 2 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. In this episode, Ben Schwartz joins Kevin McCarthy to talk about his incredible career including writing jokes for Letterman and SNL, Parks and Recreations, Sonic, Star Wars, working with J.J. Abrams, audition stories, and so much more.

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