Employee of the Month

KRISTER JOHNSON talks about writing for The Onion and Wet Hot American Summer.

02.05.2015 - By Slate PodcastsPlay

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Krister Johnson is a comedy writer who made a note for himself (awful pun intended) as part of the Christian rock duo God's Pottery. After a stint on Last Comic Standing and a book deal, Krister decided to return to his dream of writing comedy. Since then he's gone onto writer for The Onion and, most recently, the television series, Wet Hot American Summer. In our interview, we spoke about what it really takes to be a TV writer.

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