Steve Bodow is a writer and producer, most well-known for being executive producer of The Daily Show.-----Jerry Seinfeld says writing is perhaps the hardest thing in the world.But sometimes it feels easy. The pen just flows. What’s Jerry on about?And then all of a sudden it gets hard. The page stays blank.When you’re writing under time constraints, it can get harder.And working under them pretty much every day - probably harder still.How about writing for a TV show where millions of people are tuning in 4 times every week to be both entertained and informed? Yep, that's not always gonna come easy.As a writer and then executive producer of The Daily Show, Steve Bodow's done just that.He was an integral part of a team that won 16 - yes, 16 - Emmy Awards before departing the show in 2019 with well over a thousand episodes under his belt. Since then he’s worked on TV shows like Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, as well as high profile political campaigns, and a range of his own new projects.In this conversation on writing, producing, and so much more we get into the joy of travel, juggling multiple projects, the allure of writing, finding a meditative state in improv, and what makes for a good host... yes I was taking notes.Show Notes: