Summary: Update: <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/writing-adult-comedy-animation-ft-alison-tafel-bojack-horseman-pt39-transcript/">PT39 transcript now available</a><br> <br> Alex and Nick welcome Alison Tafel, staff writer on Netflix's BoJack Horseman, to discuss writing on an adult comedy animation TV show.<br> <br> What is the BoJack Horseman writers' room like? How different is writing for animation from live-action? How do writers interact with animators? How much is planned in advance of the season? How are episodes broken in the room?<br> <br> The Paper Team horses around...<br> <br> SHOWNOTES<br> <br> Content<br> Starting out in Hollywood, getting staffed on BoJack Horseman, and the writing process on the Netflix TV show (00:46)<br> Resources and Next Time On (48:53)<br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/alisontafel">Alison Tafel on Twitter</a><br> <a href="https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/70300800">BoJack Horseman on Netflix</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Parcell">Kenneth Parcell</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_Hope">Raising Hope</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunk%27d">Bunk'd</a><br> <a href="http://www.nbcunitips.com/late-night-writers-workshop/">NBC's Late Night Writers Worshop</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Bob-Waksberg">Raphael Bob-Waksberg</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Greenlight">Project Greenlight</a><br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5218434/">"Fish Out of Water" (3x04 - BoJack Horseman)</a><br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3978932/">"Downer Ending" (1x11 - BoJack Horseman)</a><br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5218452/">"Stop the Presses" (3x07 - BoJack Horseman)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Kinnear">Greg Kinnear</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margo_Martindale">Margo Martindale</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Biel">Jessica Biel</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCharmingCheetah">Charming Cheetah Comedy on YouTube</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/mrjohnnymyers">John Myers on Twitter</a><br> <a href="http://www.leagueofbuddies.com/">Stoopid Buddy Stoodios</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/dhillcomedy">David Hill on Twitter</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstore_(TV_series)">Superstore</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Bloom">Rachel Bloom</a><br> <a href="https://www.cwtv.com/thecw/broadway">Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Sheet Music</a><br> <br> Resources<br> <a href="https://amzn.to/2JfOwUa">"Truth in Comedy: The Manual for Improvisation" - Charna Halpern, Del Close, Kim Howard Johnson </a><br> <a href="https://amzn.to/2K2V3Tf">"Comedy Writing for Late-Night TV" - Joe Toplyn</a><br> <br> This episode brought to you by Tracking Board's Launch Pad Writing Competitions<br> <a href="https://www.tblaunchpad.com/#competitions" target="_blank"></a><br> Use code PAPERTEAM to get $15 OFF when you enter a <a href="https://www.tblaunchpad.com/#competitions" target="_blank">Launch Pad Competition</a><br> <br> Special thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexSwitzky21">Alex Switzky</a> for helping us edit this episode.<br> <br> If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at <a href="http://paperteam.co/itunes">paperteam.co/itunes</a>! :)<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> If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co<br> <br>
