Hollywood Terriers

Michael Medico talks to Cody Brotter about booking acting roles in “Law and Order” and “Sex and the City,” collaborating with his former BU classmates Krista Vernoff and Michaela Watkins for short films and webseries, shadowing “The Fosters” creator Peter Paige, and making the transition from acting on episodes of television to directing episodes of television.

Hilary Weisman Graham talks to Cody about having the late Carrie Fisher praise her writing, meeting with John Oliver, writing and directing her own movie at the tender age of 23, being the last remaining female director on Steven Spielberg’s reality competition show, selling her first screenplay, getting her first book deal, and writing for “Bones” on FOX before writing for Netflix’s most watched original series, “Orange is the New Black.”

Donick Cary talks to Cody Brotter about being David Letterman's Head Writer at age 25 before leaving to write for "The Simpsons" (which won him an Emmy Award), writing on shows like "Parks and Recreation," "New Girl," "A.P. Bio," and "Silicon Valley," as well as directing a documentary about psychedelics (after being inspired by a conversation he had with Ben Stiller).

Corinne Brinkerhoff talks to Cody Brotter about working for David E. Kelley, writing her first TV episode at the age of 25 (and seeing James Spader, Candace Bergen, and William Shatner say her lines), getting hired as a writer on “The Good Wife" (which got her nominated for a WGA Award), and creating her own network TV shows for CBS and The CW (and sleeping four hours per night for a year).

Langston Kerman talks to Cody Brotter about discovering his passion for stand-up comedy, getting discovered by Chris Rock, improvising with Larry David, acting on Issa Rae’s “Insecure” on HBO, and writing for both Comedy Central’s “South Side” and the 88th Annual Academy Awards.

Krista Vernoff talks to Cody Brotter about getting the call from Shonda Rhimes to run "Grey's Anatomy" again, what male allies can do to help keep the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements going strong, using her BU acting training as a writer and showrunner, and recognizing what comes easy to you and seeing it as a pathway to success.