Episode #364
Alan Freedland
Writer and showrunner Alan Freedland ( King of the Hill , Due Date , The Freak Brothers ) joins us on the Box Angeles podcast episode 364. Alan stops by the bungalow and discusses breaking into television, working with a writing partner, how writers get work, the changing economics of Hollywood, and what actors should know about auditions and casting, and more! --- BEATS -- 00:00 – Alan slates. 00:14 – Introduction. 2:14 – Doing Second City improv in Chicago. 4:03 – “Alan” being the correct spelling and Hawaii story. 6:59 – Birthday week and introversion. 8:34 – Work procurement as a writer. 13:36 – Meeting writing Partner Alan Cohen. 17:35 – Splitting the checks and working together as a duo. 24:26 – Approach to casting. 32:36 – Self tapes. 35:04 – Advising kids not to pursue show business. 36:02 – Writing rooms. 39:20 – AI and optimism in the business. 43:57 – King of the Hill reboot using new writers. 45:54 – Where is the Emmy and Palisades fire and Vuori. 48:22 – Is writing just work now. 50:15 – Hobbies. 54:27 – Who took a chance on Alan. The full video and pics -- boxangeles.com/364 --- MORE ALAN FREEDLAND -- Check Alan's IMDb . --- MORE BOX ANGELES -- Follow Box Angeles on YouTube , Instagram and TikTok . Support Box Angeles on Patreon .
