Gary Janetti, START WITHOUT ME: (I'll Be There in a Minute)

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Zibby Owens

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4.4 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Zibby is joined by writer, producer, and author of the instant New York Times bestseller Do You Mind If I Cancel?, Gary Janetti, to talk about his new book of essays, Start Without Me. The two discuss how Gary got his start as a sitcom writer by researching scripts in the Writers Guild Library, why the dreamy quality of the book's short chapters came about naturally, and where aspiring comedy writers should look for inspiration. Gary also shares how he approaches his viral Instagram (which has over 1 million followers!!!) and what he is currently reading.

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0:23.8	Hi, this is Vivi Owens, and you're listening to the award-winning podcast. Moms don't have time to read books. And speaking of books, I have two of my own books coming out this spring and summer. Princess Charming is a picture book, which debuts on April 19th. And Bookends, a memoir of love, loss, and literature comes out on July 1st, and it is truly a labor of love. I hope you'll pre-order, order, and join me on tour as I go across the country.
0:28.5	You can find out more at zibbyowens.com or bookendsmemoir.com.
0:34.3	And you can follow me on Instagram at Zibby Owens because I always post about everything. Enjoy the show.
0:41.5	Gary Genetti is the author of Start Without Me. I'll be there in a minute. Gary is a four-time
0:47.0	Emmy-nominated writer and producer who is the showrunner and creator of HBO Max's The Prince.
0:52.8	He got his start writing on several network series
0:55.4	before joining Fox's family guy, where he was on the original writing staff and went on to
1:00.8	pen many memorable episodes featuring Brian and Stewie. He then wrote on NBC's Willing Grace,
1:06.4	where he rose to executive producer and showrunner. Genetti also created executive produced and wrote all episodes for the ITV PBS British sitcom,
1:16.1	Vicious, starring Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Derek Jacoby.
1:20.8	His popular Instagram account of over 900,000 followers has been featured and praised
1:26.1	in such publications as the New York Times,
1:28.8	People and Vanity Fair.
1:30.4	Janetti's first book, Do You Mind If I Cancel, became an instant New York Times bestseller.
1:35.6	He lives in Los Angeles with his husband, TV personality and fashion expert Brad Goreski.
1:41.5	You can follow him on Instagram and Twitter at Gary Tenetti.
1:45.1	Welcome, Gary. Thank you so much for coming on. Moms Don't have time to read books.
1:49.5	Thanks, Zibi. I'm really happy to be here.
1:52.0	As I was just saying to you, I literally just recommended your book on Good Day, L.A. as a book to
1:58.1	laugh out loud. So I am a huge fan of the book and of your writing in general.
2:02.9	Thank you. I really appreciate that. Yeah. Thanks for the shout-out. Also, so I had the PDF of your
2:09.3	book on my phone and we were stuck in traffic last night going to this book launch event in Brooklyn
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