198 | Girls5Eva Creator Meredith Scardino On How To Become INDISPENSABLE In A Writer's Room

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

Tv & Film

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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TSL WORKSHOPS IS LIVE!: www.tslworkshops.circle.so Use code "EARLYBIRD" at checkout for $5 off a month for LIFE! (Only lasts until Jul 15). Meredith Scardino has been many things: a fine artists, an animator, a late night writer, and now, a narrative comedy Creator/Showrunner (the wonderful Girls5Eva), but her focus on providing value wherever she is. Listen to Meredith take us through her twisted path to showrunning a Tina Fey-produced comedy and how she staffs her room.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. Welcome back to the Screenwriting Life. I'm Lorian McKenna.
0:07.6	Meg is not with us today because she is working on one of her projects.
0:11.8	So it'll be just me and Jeff and today we are excited to welcome
0:15.2	Emmy Award winning writer and showrunner Meredith Scardino who is the creator and showrunner of the
0:20.5	amazing Girls 5 Eva.
0:23.0	She was the co-executive producer on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,
0:26.8	and she was also the executive producer on the interactive special Kimmy
0:30.1	versus the Red Friend.
0:31.6	She has written for late night on the Colbert report for which she won four
0:36.3	Emmys, three Writers Guild awards, and a Peabody. Congratulations. That's very cool. She's written for
0:41.9	Saturday Night Live,
0:43.0	at Home with Amy Sedaris, the late show
0:45.0	with Stephen Colbert, the late show
0:46.4	with David Letterman, and of course
0:48.4	on Unbreakable Commissionment.
0:50.0	Hi, Meredith.
0:51.0	Hi, she sounds great.
0:53.0	Whoever that lady is, I like her.
0:55.0	It's very disembodying to hear your own bio.
0:59.0	It is weird.
1:01.0	We are thrilled to have you on Meredith.
1:03.1	Lauren and I are both huge girls five-evan nerds,
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