Meena DImian's guest appearances

Meena DImian

Dead Pilots Society

Riki Lindhome

Pete Holmes

Jonathan Groff

Sarah Haskins

Matt Gourley

Amanda Lund

Joel Kim Booster

John Hodgman

Adam McKay

Matt Manfredi

Justin Halpern

Morgan Murphy

Jessica Lee

Steve Agee

Naomi Ekperigin

OwlTail

Ed Weeks

This month's episode is a delightful dramedy called Arab Spring written by Ed Weeks (The Mindy Project) and Meena Dimian (Zahret Al Khalieg). It was set up at CBS Studios and sold to Showtime with Craig Ferguson attached to produce. The show's main character is the host of a wildly popular Arab talk show in Dubai. After being fired for offending the powers that be, he moves to , New York, where he drives an Uber while working towards his American comeback.In Andrew’s interview, Ed and Meena talk about their budding bromance. How they became friends and why they started writing together. Meena talks about his experience hosting a government funded Arab talk show and the limitations it presented in terms of comedy. Ed offers interesting insight on writing partnerships and how he juggles between them. A nice discussion about the romanticism of making it in Hollywood and the importance of true organic collaboration. Enjoy it! For more Dead Pilots Society episodes and information about our live shows, please subscribe to the podcast!Make sure to like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, and Twitter, and visit our website at deadpilotssociety.com

This month's episode is a delightful dramedy called Arab Spring written by Ed Weeks (The Mindy Project) and Meena Dimian (Zahret Al Khalieg). It was set up at CBS Studios and sold to Showtime with Craig Ferguson attached to produce. The show's main character is the host of a wildly popular Arab talk show in Dubai. After being fired for offending the powers that be, he moves to , New York, where he drives an Uber while working towards his American comeback.In Andrew’s interview, Ed and Meena talk about their budding bromance. How they became friends and why they started writing together. Meena talks about his experience hosting a government funded Arab talk show and the limitations it presented in terms of comedy. Ed offers interesting insight on writing partnerships and how he juggles between them. A nice discussion about the romanticism of making it in Hollywood and the importance of true organic collaboration. Enjoy it! For more Dead Pilots Society episodes and information about our live shows, please subscribe to the podcast!Make sure to like us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/deadpilotssociety/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/deadpilotspod/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/deadpilotspod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and visit our website at <a href="http://www.deadpilotssociety.com./" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">deadpilotssociety.com</a>

Episode 55: Arab Spring written by Ed Weeks (The Mindy Project) and Meena Dimian (Zahret Al Khalieg)