Dan is joined by writer and producer Mike Royce! I've loved Mike's writing work over the years on TV shows including Everybody Loves Raymond, Men of a Certain Age, and Enlisted, so it was an absolute thrill having him on the podcast!

We chat about creating Men of a Certain Age with Ray Romano, the devastation of the show's cancellation, casting Scott Bakula, cast chemistry, the potential movie idea falling apart, moving on from Men of a Certain Age, working as a comedian prior to branching out as a television writer, opportunities coming from being a comedian, doing warm up for Spin City, being limited by persona while performing stand up, transitioning to a writer's room, having a mediocre taping for his first episode of Everybody Loves Raymond, sitcom tapings, getting a head start with breaking stories, the gigantic episode order, not always being the guy with the answers, using nervous energy as fuel, getting creatively heartbroken, keeping irons in the fire, Norman Lear, and a whole lot more!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.