During the dawn of self grandiosity. Hi, I’m JB, I really like movies. I have since I was about 8. I wanted to make movies and even went to college for it (probably forgotten most of the technicals by now). Then I talked myself out of it until 3 years ago. I have since written and directed some short films and narrative commercials worked with some seedy filmmakers and some great ones. I am at a point where I want to film a feature, so I began writing a script for a feature, a musical comedy. Knowing now that it needs to hit a broader audience, I arrive at your doorstep for information and direction from a group of people that admire the man that is responsible for my favorite films. (don’t worry, I’m not a fanboy, per se) anywho, my wife and I moved to Wisconsin in 2009 to be closer to family in their aging years. My wife was doing some acting and screenwriting in LA while I was slinging records (not sure what the kids call them now) for Warner Bros. Since then she and I have worked on a number of artistic projects, she started a community theater group and is honing a proof of concept script for a Hallmark Style Rom Com. I am here to be a student and learn all I can. Thank you for allowing me this opportunity.

We would love love love to hear your thoughts on the first rule, Joke on a Joke! I feel like it's a cornerstone of the ZAZ writing style. Did it make sense to you? Do you apply it to your own writing? What other movies follow or violate this rule?

We had another great Joke ER call where we dove deep into @Jamie Aronson and @Mazyar Gheiby's scripts. If you missed it, watch the recording here: #(Ep. 4) Why Comedies Need Character Transformation. If you were on the call, what was your biggest takeaway?

https://youtu.be/pfyLSeSce3g?si=LCTs9vRhY9rS8UqF That hand kiss is so great!

This Monday the 27th at 10:30am, we're interviewing the writers and directors of the latest indie film making waves through the festival scene, Legend Has It. This will be a great conversation of how the same comedy elements work in today's age, and how to direct action in comedy. Fun fact: the director is also in stunts and this helped him with directing action. Join us for this special episode of Naked Comedy with director Thomas Lorber and writers Frank Tremblay and Ramesh Santanam!