Writing Classic Multicams to Cable Darlings ft. Dan O’Keefe (Seinfeld/Veep) (PT154)

Summary: Alex and Nick invite Dan O’Keefe, writer on Silicon Valley, Veep, and Final Space, to talk about his experience writing on classic multicams, late-night comedy, and half-hour cable darlings.<br> <br> What are the differences working on single-cam and multi-cam? How do you keep a consistent career in comedy writing? What is it like working on a serialized half-hour? How do you tackle the politics of late-night and comedy rooms? What is some advice for pitching and selling shows?<br> <br> The Paper Team grins...<br> <br> <br> <br> Content<br> Writing classic multicams, late-night, and cable comedy darlings, with Dan O’Keefe (00:39)<br> Final Advice, Resources, and Next Week On (54:21)<br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641451/">Dan O'Keefe on IMDb</a><br> <a href="https://www.wgfoundation.org/library/">WGF Library</a><br> <br> If you enjoyed this episode and others, please consider supporting us on Patreon at <a href="http://paperteam.co/patreon">paperteam.co/patreon</a>! :)<br> <br> Special thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexSwitzky21">Alex Switzky</a> for helping us edit this episode.<br> <br> You can find Paper Team on Twitter:<br> Alex - <a href="https://twitter.com/TVCalling">@TVCalling</a><br> Nick - <a href="https://twitter.com/_njwatson">@_njwatson</a><br> For any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co<br> <br>