Paul Feig on "Minx," "Welcome to Flatch" and making gin

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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🗓️ 29 April 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Paul Feig created TV shows like Freaks and Geeks, movies like Bridesmaids, Unaccompanied Minors and Spy. He's directed episodes of 30 Rock, The Office, Mad Men and more. He's basically a legend, and he keeps plenty busy. He helped produce the new HBO show Minx – it's a period comedy about the first women's erotic magazine. He also helped make the newest Fox sitcom Welcome to Flatch, a mockumentary-style show based on the British sitcom This Country. It's set in the town of Flatch, Ohio, and explores the lives of its residents. We'll talk with Paul about his new work and his career making all your favorite shows – plus, Paul Feig makes gin! He'll tell us all the secrets of gin making.

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0:00.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.
0:21.1	It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:23.4	Next up, another comedy legend, Paul Feade.
0:26.7	Paul created the TV show Freaks & Geeks. He directed Bridesmaids and Spy. He's directed
0:32.7	episodes of 30 Rock, The Office, Arrested Development and Mad Men. He is a legend. And I haven't
0:39.3	even gotten into his acting role on Sabrina the Teenage Witch. This is, I think, his fourth
0:45.2	time on the show? Maybe more than that. Frankly, I am losing talent. I think the first time
0:51.2	he was on the show, I was still in college.
0:54.4	The Paul isn't appearing on Bullseye. He keeps plenty busy. He helped produce the new
0:58.8	HBO show, Minks, which is a period comedy about the first Women's Erotic magazine. He also
1:05.9	helped make the new Fox sitcom Welcome to Flash.
1:10.5	Welcome to Flash is a mockumentary show based on the British comedy, This Country. Flash
1:17.1	is set in the town of Flash, Ohio. And it explores the lives of that town's various
1:23.7	residents. In this clip from the show's first episode, two locals talk about how they're
1:29.1	gearing up for the town's annual scarecrow festival.
1:33.2	Gearcrow Festival is pretty much like the biggest and best day of the year. People make
1:37.1	scarecrow's, they put them up all over town and everyone votes for which one's best.
1:41.5	And you are looking at the winner. Like I have a killer design and a primal occasion this
1:45.2	year right on the green. Like the guy with that spot last year won the whole thing. And
1:49.3	his was pretty much like some freaking use clothes and twine. Winner gets a hot air balloon
1:54.1	ride. Yeah and you are on the front page of the
1:55.7	Flash Patriot. It's so dumb. Oh and you throwing a frying pan in the air isn't?
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