Alison Tafel's guest appearances

Alison Tafel

Paper Team

Box Angeles

Storytelling Saga

Justin Michael

Thomas Middleditch

Jack Allison

Eva Anderson

Cameron Esposito

Scott Aukerman

Mitch Albom

Nick Mandernach

Jay Leno

Emily Heller

Sean Clements

Hayes Davenport

Mary Holland

Lauren Lapkus

Mark McConville

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Ali interviews TV writer, Alison Tafel. She shares how she got her start in the industry, her first day in the BoJack Horseman writers’ room and insight into each of the episodes she wrote for the show: “Stupid Piece of Sh*t,” “INT. SUB,” “Feel-Good Story” and “The View From Halfway Down.” She also talks about her experience writing for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and she gives advice for writers trying to break into the industry as well as when you’re in the industry.

Ali interviews TV writer, Alison Tafel. She shares how she got her start in the industry, her first day in the BoJack Horseman writers’ room and insight into each of the episodes she wrote for the show: “Stupid Piece of Sh*t,” “INT. SUB,” “Feel-Good Story” and “The View From Halfway Down.” She also talks about her experience writing for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and she gives advice for writers trying to break into the industry as well as when you’re in the industry.

TV Writing with Alison Tafel

Writer Alison Tafel (BoJack Horseman) stops by Studio 309 and discusses attending Arizona State University, doing a NBC Late Night Writer's Workshop and more!Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/218

Writer Alison Tafel (BoJack Horseman) stops by Studio 309 and discusses attending Arizona State University, doing a NBC Late Night Writer's Workshop and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- <a href="http://boxangeles.com/218" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://boxangeles.com/218</a>

BA #218: Alison Tafel

Update: PT39 transcript now availableAlex and Nick welcome Alison Tafel, staff writer on Netflix's BoJack Horseman, to discuss writing on an adult comedy animation TV show.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?The Paper Team horses around...SHOWNOTESContentStarting out in Hollywood, getting staffed on BoJack Horseman, and the writing process on the Netflix TV show (00:46)Resources and Next Time On (48:53)LinksAlison Tafel on TwitterBoJack Horseman on NetflixKenneth ParcellRaising HopeBunk'dNBC's Late Night Writers WorshopRaphael Bob-WaksbergProject Greenlight"Fish Out of Water" (3x04 - BoJack Horseman)"Downer Ending" (1x11 - BoJack Horseman)"Stop the Presses" (3x07 - BoJack Horseman)Greg KinnearMargo MartindaleJessica BielCharming Cheetah Comedy on YouTubeJohn Myers on TwitterStoopid Buddy StoodiosDavid Hill on TwitterSuperstoreRachel BloomCrazy Ex-Girlfriend Sheet MusicResources"Truth in Comedy: The Manual for Improvisation" - Charna Halpern, Del Close, Kim Howard Johnson  "Comedy Writing for Late-Night TV" - Joe ToplynThis episode brought to you by Tracking Board's Launch Pad Writing CompetitionsUse code PAPERTEAM to get $15 OFF when you enter a Launch Pad CompetitionSpecial thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode.If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :)You can find Paper Team on Twitter:Alex - @TVCallingNick - @_njwatsonIf you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co

Update: PT39 transcript now available Alex and Nick welcome Alison Tafel, staff writer on Netflix's BoJack Horseman, to discuss writing on an adult comedy animation TV show. 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? The Paper Team horses around... SHOWNOTES Content Starting out in Hollywood, getting staffed on BoJack Horseman, and the writing process on the Netflix TV show (00:46) Resources and Next Time On (48:53) Links Alison Tafel on Twitter BoJack Horseman on Netflix Kenneth Parcell Raising Hope Bunk'd NBC's Late Night Writers Worshop Raphael Bob-Waksberg Project Greenlight "Fish Out of Water" (3x04 - BoJack Horseman) "Downer Ending" (1x11 - BoJack Horseman) "Stop the Presses" (3x07 - BoJack Horseman) Greg Kinnear Margo Martindale Jessica Biel Charming Cheetah Comedy on YouTube John Myers on Twitter Stoopid Buddy Stoodios David Hill on Twitter Superstore Rachel Bloom Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Sheet Music Resources "Truth in Comedy: The Manual for Improvisation" - Charna Halpern, Del Close, Kim Howard Johnson "Comedy Writing for Late-Night TV" - Joe Toplyn This episode brought to you by Tracking Board's Launch Pad Writing Competitions Use code PAPERTEAM to get $15 OFF when you enter a Launch Pad Competition Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode. If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at <a href="http://paperteam.co/itunes!" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperteam.co/itunes!</a> :) You can find Paper Team on Twitter: Alex - @TVCalling Nick - @_njwatson If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co

Writing Adult Comedy Animation ft. Alison Tafel (BoJack Horseman) (PT39)