WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Episode 1430 - David Mandel

Apr 27, 2023

01:37:50

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Episode notes

Introduction

4min

Dead Bringers

3min

The Politics of Tolerance

3min

The White House Plumbers

3min

David Mandel: The Director and Producer of Luna Lounge

6min

The Dangers of New Jersey

4min

The Story of a SNL Writer

4min

The Importance of Being a Kid

4min

The Advantages of Working in a Broke System

2min

10.

The Obsession With Comedy

5min

11.

The Late Night With David Letterman

2min

12.

The Obsession With Comedy

2min

13.

The Power of Ambition

4min

14.

The Importance of Having a Job

4min

15.

The Worst Job Ever

2min

16.

The History of Monologue

2min

17.

The Importance of a Good Morning

4min

18.

The Importance of Storytelling

3min

19.

Larry's Way of Running a Sitcom

4min

20.

Eurotrip: A Comedy Director's Journey

4min

21.

Larry's Dilemma

4min

22.

Curve: A History of Real Life

6min

23.

How to Direct Improvisation

3min

24.

Armando Ienucci on VEEP

4min

25.

The Last Season of Veep

4min

26.

The Clowns of Watergate

5min

27.

White House Plumbers

6min

Both David Mandel and Marc were obsessed with the early years of Saturday Night Live, in large part because of a book they both had. It was the 1977 SNL Script Book and it actually set David on a path to become a writer for that very show. David tells Marc about his “wonderful and awful” time there, followed by genre-defining work on Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep and the new limited series White House Plumbers.

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