Robert James Ashe is a 4-time Emmy nominated editor and title designer, best known for being the Head of Post Production on Conan for nearly 8 years. He has also worked for Conan O'Brien on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour, The 2014 MTV Movie Awards, and his show CONAN on TBS. Rob also served as the announcer, title designer, and lead editor for The Pete Holmes Show on TBS.

Here, Robert shares how he went from being an army brat and Disney kid, to life in musical theatre and how he ended up working in post production in Hollywood. As well as what it’s like being a parent to three young children with physical challenges.

Highlights:

• 2:43 Being a Disney kid
• 4:40 The realities of being in musical theatre
• 8:45 How Robert first got into production in Hollywood
• 15:51 Designing the original Conan logo & incorporating his daughter’s silhouette into it
• 17:40 Delivering a 42 minute show in 19 minutes
• 20:06 Knowing what to cut
• 22:59 The most time-consuming parts of travel segments
• 25:27 Why editing is like speed chess
• 27:09 Finding a rhythm to editing
• 29:47 Cutting for the Notebook 2 with Ryan Reynolds & Conan O’Brien
• 38:09 Most memorable parts of working on Conan
• 38:09 How Robert first heard that the Conan show would be ending
• 41:05 Advice for people who want to make it
• 44:31 Figuring out how to ace interviews in Hollywood
• 45:48 Caring for children with physical challenges
• 51:14 Advice for parents looking to adopt children with physical challenges 
• 55:06 Breaking into Hollywood through charities

📍Show notes: www.sothisismywhy.com/57 

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