Richard Sparks is an English-born comedy writer, lyricist, librettist, author and director whose writing credentials span the gamut of the entertainment world, from film and TV and books through lyrics for operas. The first book of his new fiction book series, New Rock New Role releases on December 12. He joins the podcast today to discuss his writing methods, his collaborations with Rowan Atkinson and John Cleese, writing sketches and more. Later, Franky reviews Old Dads and the first season of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.