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Crazy Christians

Aug 30, 2018

This week, 'The Opposition with Jordan Klepper' writer River Clegg joins us for the first part of the infamous Nevada Day two parter in which a dizzying array of plot lines are explained to us over and over again until Sorkin realizes he's hit the 42-minute mark. Harriet gets assaulted by a gang of homosexual street...


Aug 23, 2018

This week we're treated to a series of vignettes, each more insulting to the viewer than the last. Jordan wants to make some friends. Matt and Simon want to diversify the writing staff. Lil Nate Corddry struggles to connect with his parents. And Cal harasses an old Jewish man. Yes, that's all in one episode. Join us and...


Aug 16, 2018

Since it's our fifth episode we decided to do something special and get a guest who has actually heard of Studio 60. This week, Late Night with Seth Meyers writer and Studio 60 aficionado Seth Reiss joins us to discuss (and defend!) "The Long Lead Story." Instead of just lamenting what Sorkin gets wrong, we talk a lot...


Aug 9, 2018

The only thing that should be taken more seriously than comedy writing is the very serious crime of joke theft. On this very special episode of Crazy Christians, Tim and Dan are joined by comedy writer Don Plattner to discuss the complex emotions and live television logistics at play in this episode of Studio 60....


Aug 2, 2018

Ok, so you've created one of the smartest and most provocative late night sketch shows in history, but there's only one problem: These rubes in middle America don't understand you're very good jokes! This week, Tim and Dan are joined by comedy writer Michelle Spies to discuss the sketch comedy of Aaron Sorkin which...