Improv performers and writing duo Anthony Gioe and Nick Mandernach met at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles, where they wrote and performed in a series of one-act plays before writing for TV full-time. Their credits include People of Earth, Young Sheldon, I Feel Bad, Upload, and they currently write on Duncanville. They sit down with Ben to share how they sharpened their improv skills, how a background in improv has helped them in their TV writing and pitching ideas in a writers room,  qualities that have been a key part of their creative partnership, and more! 

Current curiosities:

Ben: The Big Short / macroeconomics

Anthony: Voynich manuscript

Nick: “Digression Personified: Whitman, The New York School, and the Drift of Poetry” by Srikanth Reddy

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Anthony Gioe: @agioe

Nick Mandernach: @nickmandernach

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Ben: @benhannani

Website: www.hdydpod.com

Our guests' jams can be found on the "HDYD Jams" playlist on Spotify!