This week I am joined by Artist and special effects guru Charles Wills! Charles was my best friend when I was 8 years old. He is an amazing special effects artist and a big part of the team behind Comedy Central’s Gorburger show.


In this conversation Charles and I talk about:


• Being best friends when we were 8
• His love of magic
• KISS themed mini golf
• Pinball is the most economical video game
• Celebrities celebrating themselves
• Themes in Magic
• Surprised electric bills
• Trying to maintain joy
• his first job at Baskin Robbins
• Adult ice cream meltdowns
• There are no such thing as grown ups
• Hanging out with fake Donald Trump
• Going to college for Rock n Roll
• Deciding which career path to take
• Adventures in Art School
• The struggle to find your own style
• Playing the comparison game
• How far can comedians go?
• Restraining orders from Disney
• Maybe the British have it right
• Humans vs. Machines
• Are we messing up our kids
• Need friends who will push you through the fear
• Shipwreck at the Queen Mary
• Artists need people skills
• Depression follows projects
• Crying during cartoons
• Learning your triggers
• Tom Hanks and the art of zen
• Getting pulled over with a fake corpse in your trunk
• Working with Funny or Die
• Working with small budgets and high demands
• Designing Gorburger
• Getting to work with your idols
• Grieving projects that come to an end
• TJ Miller is the man
• From Conan to Colossal Cluster fest
• Seeking Santa Claus moments
• Having a t shirt at Hot Topic

… and how and HBO pilot became a Comedy Central series



See more of Charles works at willsstudio.com



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