Dale wards off evil Hollywood spirits by welcoming Shauna McGarry to the program, in an episode recorded within a weirdly decorated and most definitely haunted, Los Angeles hotel room. Shauna is a brilliant television writer who has worked on the hit shows 24, Dexter, Anger Management and now is on staff for a new show set to debut on NBC’s streaming service, See So. Dale and Shauna met during classes at UCB, but never really had a chance to sit down and walk through her impressive career path. The two make the most of this moment as Shauna shares stories of her family’s long history in LA; connecting with Miranda July; what it’s like to work in the writers rooms for such massively popular shows; and her unique experience writing for such specific and flawed characters. Featuring our theme by Chris Shockwave Sullivan and a Halloween-themed audio character snapshot at the top of the program from NY comedian Alison Zeidman.

Shauna McGarry is the co-host of the popular storytelling series Radio Picture Show, which brings together some great comedians and story slingers for tales inspired by sound or pictures. If you’re in Los Angeles, be sure and check out the show. The new project from Shauna will premiere on See So, NBC’s new comedy-centric streaming service launching in early 2016. Our audio character bit – just in time for Halloween is from the dazzling Alison Zeidman. Alison has an ongoing show at the venerable Creek and the Cave in Long Island City, called Dark Spots (Dale’s had some of those!). The next one is coming up on November 7th and you can get tickets for that via this link. On Friday, October 30th, she’ll also be co-hosting The Banter Show, also at The Creek. Tickets for that show are available here.

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