Insider Secrets From a Seinfeld & Everybody Loves Raymond Writer: Rejection, Risk & Comedy Gold!

Prolific TV writer Steve Skrovan breaks down his experience from doing standup at open mic nights to Emmy Wins and working on some of the world's most famous and beloved shows like Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond and more.In this conversation we discuss: • Television Writing and Production • Writing on Seinfeld• Handling Rejection • Adapting "Everybody Loves Raymond" for different cultures• How real life experiences became iconic episodes• The difference between an acting problem and a writing problem• The Evolution of Comedy & TelevisionTDZ Podcast 001 - Steve Skrovan0:00 Intro0:47 Meeting in the Writers' Room1:54 The Early Days 3:07 Comedy Clubs & New York 5:36 Larry David Launched Steve's Career 7:44 The Comedy Boom & Sitcom Writing 9:08 The Seinfeld "Think Tank" 12:47 Pitching Larry David 17:33 Handling Rejection 19:26 Russian Writer's Room & "Room Bits" 26:14 Adapting Raymond 32:23 Pitching Personal Stories 36:19 Knowing When to Quit 37:09 The 7-Year Theory 39:09 The Raymond Room's Secret 40:24 Acting Problem vs. Writing Problem 44:24 Writing 10 Scripts in Hiatus 46:27 The Raymond Script Process 48:42 Killing Your Darlings 50:06 Network Notes: The Condom Episode 53:26 Could Raymond Be Made Today? 54:40 Sitcom Evolution 56:48 Streaming's Impact 59:28 Advice for Young Writers 1:02:43 Advice to 25-Year-Old Steve You can follow Steve here: ◼︎Ralph Nader Radio Hour: https://www.youtube.com/c/RalphNaderRadioHour◼︎Bits & Pieces Substack Blog: https://steveskrovan.substack.com/The D'Ascenzo Zone: ◼︎Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphk_rom3ggaW9qhFlIDrag?sub_confirmation=1◼︎ Check out my children's book: https://www.amazon.ca/Tiffy-Spiffy-Mr-Michael-DAscenzo/dp/B0CKGVFP72 ◼︎Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikedascenz/?hl=en◼︎Tik Tok: tiktok.com/@dacenzozone