Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss

Recent Episodes

March 13, 2025

Take 139 - Co-Creators Tim Walsh and Elliot Wolf, On Call

It's always fun we have two guests on, particularly when they are talking about Wolf Productions first go at a streaming platform. We talk to showrunner Tim Walsh and co-creator Elliot Wolf about their new show On Call, makin...
March 6, 2025

Take 138 - Showrunner, Writer Sally Bradford Mckenna, Will & Grace, Laid

We talk to Sally Bradford Mckenna, co-showrunner of the new Peacock show Laid. She explains how she first got her break, reluctantly, on Will & Grace, how her father's career helped shaped hers and why every show needs two sh...
Feb. 27, 2025

Take 137 - Showrunner JJ Bailey, The Hunting Party

We talk to showrunner JJ Bailey. He talks about his new show The Hunting Party, finding a new angle for a procedural and the excitement of getting a new network show on air. We hear about the complexity of the showrunner role...
Feb. 20, 2025

Take 136 - Writer Matthew Aldrich, Coco, Cleaner

We're back after our New Year and fire break and have a great oe, Coco and Cleaner writer Matthew Aldrich. He talks about the power of spec scripts, why he never celebrates his wins and the pressure and intensity of working w...
Dec. 19, 2024

Take 135 - Executive and Producer Sue Naegle, Day of the Jackal, Game of Thrones

We talk to former HBO President and now producer Sue Naegle. A fascinating insight from the top of Hollywood about how Game of Thrones nearly didn’t get made, working with Eddie Redmayne and the art of saying no. Sue talks ab...
Dec. 5, 2024

Take 134 - Writer and Showrunner Kevin Abbott, Roseanne, Golden Girls, Happy’s Place

We talk to comedy writing legend Kevin Abbott. He talks about the drinking, drugs and smoking of his first comedy rooms, how he got his break in the business and working through the night. Pitching while an exec was peeing, w...