Episode 126: Stephen Winer

An episode of the Behind The Bits with Scott Curtis podcast, hosted by Scott Curtis, titled "Episode 126: Stephen Winer" was published on October 11, 2022 and runs 72 minutes.

October 11, 2022 ·72m · Behind The Bits with Scott Curtis

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Summary

Stephen Winer is a comedy writer who started out at National Lampoon and went on to be one of the first writers for Late Night with David Letterman. Stephen went on to write for Robert Klein on the USA Network show “Robert Klein Time” as well as The New Mickey Mouse Club. Stephen writes about classic comedy films for the Criterion Collection. It was a pleasure talking with Stephen about writing for different personalities and audiences. Stephen and I talked about:- His choice to become a comedy writer - Discovering Calvert DeForest for his film “King of the Zs” & introducing his as a recurring character on Late Night- Working with Robert Klein- Writing for children on The New Mickey Mouse ClubCheck Out Stephen’s Articles for The Criterion Collection Here:https://www.criterion.com/current/author/473-stephen-winerHere’s my latest blog “Easy Passive Income For Comedians & Other People Who Need Money”https://www.thebtbpc.com/blog/easy-passive-income-for-comedians-other-people-who-need-money/If you'd like to support the show and get some cool perks, check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/btbpc Look for new stuff for Patrons soon! Head over to the Behind the Bits website for extra content:https://www.thebtbpc.com/Get on our mailing list for news about future guests and more great content:https://www.thebtbpc.com/p/mailing-list/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

Stephen Winer is a comedy writer who started out at National Lampoon and went on to be one of the first writers for Late Night with David Letterman. Stephen went on to write for Robert Klein on the USA Network show “Robert Klein Time” as well as The New Mickey Mouse Club. Stephen writes about classic comedy films for the Criterion Collection. It was a pleasure talking with Stephen about writing for different personalities and audiences.

Stephen and I talked about:

- His choice to become a comedy writer

- Discovering Calvert DeForest for his film “King of the Zs” & introducing his as a recurring character on Late Night

- Working with Robert Klein

- Writing for children on The New Mickey Mouse Club

Check Out Stephen’s Articles for The Criterion Collection Here:

https://www.criterion.com/current/author/473-stephen-winer

Here’s my latest blog “Easy Passive Income For Comedians & Other People Who Need Money”

https://www.thebtbpc.com/blog/easy-passive-income-for-comedians-other-people-who-need-money/

If you'd like to support the show and get some cool perks, check out our Patreon page:

https://www.patreon.com/btbpc

Look for new stuff for Patrons soon!

Head over to the Behind the Bits website for extra content:

https://www.thebtbpc.com/

Get on our mailing list for news about future guests and more great content:

https://www.thebtbpc.com/p/mailing-list/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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