How To Fail In Hollywood

How To Fail In Hollywood

By Catherine LawComedyTV & Film
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How To Fail In Hollywood episodes

  • TV Writer Rachel Borders

    Join us as TV Writer & Director Rachel Borders dishes about coffee stains vs. bodily fluids, the thankless life of a Roma screener, gives us WGA fee hacks and how she leveled up to co-write an episode of her new show, Proven Innocent.

    Entertainment industry pros tell all about the false starts, shitty jobs, and utter failures that brought them to their dream job. This is How To Fail In Hollywood with Catherine Law.

    1 hr 31 min
  • Travel Host Eli Newell pt 2

    Travel Host & Comedian Eli Newell joins us to talk about how to outwit 10 toughs in an alley in Azerbaijan, what to do when the lights go out, the first time you get a laugh, and THE top secret to finding cheap flights so you can travel more. Featured on Conan, Travel Channel, and the very wonderful Don't Kill Eli.

    Entertainment industry pros tell all about the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their dream job. This is How To Fail In Hollywood with Catherine Law.

    1 hr 3 min
  • Travel Host Eli Newell

    Travel Host and comedian Eli Newell joins us to tell the hard truth about gummy bears, what to do when you get yes-ed out of the room, and the very best way to push the reset button when you need a new lease on life and career. Featured on Conan, Travel Channel, and the very wonderful Don't Kill Eli.

    Entertainment industry pros tell all about the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their dream job. This is How To Fail In Hollywood with Catherine Law.

    1 hr 2 min
  • Screenwriter Daniel Tuttel

    Daniel Tuttel, creator of the Hollywood Hustle Podcast, joins us to talk about how to structure your days when you get sh*tcanned, collaborating with producers on rewrites, and how to find Your Michael.

    How To Fail In Hollywood with Catherine Law is a podcast where entertainment industry pros tell all about the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their dream job.

    53 min
  • Podcaster Screenwriter Daniel Tuttel

    Daniel Tuttel, creator of the Hollywood Hustle Podcast, joins us to talk about moonlighting as a ghost hunter at Halloween Horror Nights, waiting tables, and hustling to the top of the game. Oh, and there will be ballroom dancing.

    How To Fail In Hollywood with Catherine Law is a podcast where entertainment industry pros tell all about the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their dream job.

    1 hr 11 min
  • Tiny Soapbox with Catherine Law: Artistic Ennui

    I have a tiny soapbox this week. Listen in to get a little pick-me-up if you're feeling overwhelmed with content overload and content-creation FOMO.

    How To Fail In Hollywood with Catherine Law is a podcast where entertainment industry pros tell all about the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their dream job.

    6 min
  • Drag Songwriter Ashley Levy

    Songwriter Ashley Levy joins us this week as we dive deep into the wiggy world of drag pop music, commercial songwriting, and faking the bicoastal life until you make it. We talk about how one connection can jump-start a career, fat-girl spidey senses, and how many sweaters your hairless cat needs right now. She dishes about her newest project with Jiggly Caliente, and we gab about all your favorite drag queens, from Skinny Legend Trixie Mattel and Violet Chachki to Cardi B and Nikki Minaj.

    How To Fail In Hollywood with Catherine Law is a podcast where entertainment industry pros tell all about the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their dream job.

    1 hr 28 min
  • Music Publishing w/ Danielle Lien

    Imagine the living nightmare your life would be if you woke up one day in the world of Entourage's Ari Gold. Danielle Lien tells you how that actually happened to her - and how she survived that shitty job. Set sail with us as we dive into the white-capped waters of music publishing and sync licensing, featuring Danielle Lien and your happy hostess, Catherine Law. We talk about getting fired, the line where your comfort zone ends, and her current favorite band, Stonefield. Most importantly, we tackle the ever-present dangers of scurvy.

    How To Fail In Hollywood with Catherine Law is a podcast where entertainment industry pros tell all about the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their dream jobs.

    1 hr 14 min
  • Disney Imagineer Meg Granger Part 2

    Ever wonder why you should go to a tattoo parlor alone, what the merits of deciding to become a non-teenage roller skater are, or how to jump into a career under the benevolent overlord Mickey Mouse? Well you're in luck! Disney Imagineer Megan Granger and host Catherine Law cover all that and more, as well as how to select a bevy of animal friends, and everything you could ever want to know about which true crime shows to binge (I'm looking at you, My Favorite Murder). Episode 1 of 2 featuring Megan Granger, Star Wars book series copy editor extraordinaire.

    *Trigger warning for victims of domestic abuse.*

    How To Fail In Hollywood is a podcast where entertainment industry pros tell about all the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their creative careers.

    1 hr 6 min
  • Disney Imagineer Meg Granger Pt 1

    Ever wonder why you should go to a tattoo parlor alone, what the merits of deciding to become a non-teenage roller skater are, or how to jump into a career under the benevolent overlord Mickey Mouse? Well you're in luck! Megan Granger and host Catherine Law cover all that and more, as well as how to select a bevy of animal friends, and everything you could ever want to know about which true crime shows to binge (I'm looking at you, My Favorite Murder). Episode 1 of 2 featuring Megan Granger, Star Wars book series copy editor extraordinaire.

    *Trigger warning for victims of domestic violence.*

    How To Fail In Hollywood is a podcast where entertainment industry pros tell about all the shitty jobs, false starts, and failures that brought them to their creative careers.

    1 hr 18 min

About How To Fail In Hollywood

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How did entertainment industry professionals with thriving, creative careers survive false starts, shitty jobs, and utter failures on their road to the top? How to Fail in Hollywood answers that, one career at a time. One part inspiration, two parts comedy, with a dollop of how-to dipped in a vat of what it's like to live and work in Los Angeles. Host Catherine Law spoon-feeds it to you every other week.