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Episode One

066 - The Writers Room: The Trumps on TBS

Episode One

Episode One

Comedy

4.8881 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2019

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Television writers Turkey Turner, Chris Rickshaw, Pete Romano, and Max Viacom discuss their past shows, their satirical TBS series “The Trumps,” and an SNL spec script.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The following is an archive podcast presented by the Branson and Hudson Foundation for Podcast Recovery.

0:06.0

This podcast is entitled The Writers Room, The Trumps on TBS. It is the first and only episode of the podcast.

0:13.9

Welcome to episode one.

0:18.4

Hello, welcome to, you know, this is the uncut feed for the writers room.

0:24.2

We are the writers of the Trumps on TBS, a farcical satire of the Trump administration.

0:30.9

Come in to March 23rd.

0:34.2

March 23rd.

0:35.9

I don't know. I haven't checked the day. Let's enter and figure that out.

0:39.3

Where we place Trump as a regular suburban man with his family in any town USA.

0:45.3

It is a subversive look at the Trump administration, punching up at the power structure in this country,

0:51.3

and challenging the toxicity present in his administration.

0:55.7

And we tell jokes, too.

0:58.3

I am joined by some very talented writers, which I've gathered here today, and we will be

1:02.9

recording all of what we do today at work, and for a behind-the-scenes look at the creative

1:09.6

process involved.

1:12.0

I am joined here today by Chris Rickshaw, Pete Romano, and Max Viacom.

1:17.7

Kind of go around the table a little bit here, gentlemen.

1:19.9

We'll let you talk a little bit about yourselves.

1:22.6

Chris, tell us a little bit about your history, who you are, where people can find you, etc.

1:27.2

Sure. Thank you. Turkey find you, et cetera. Sure.

1:28.3

Thank you.

1:29.6

Turkey.

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