THR Comedy Showrunner Roundtable

Via THR:

How early is too early to talk about male ejaculate? As it turns out, 11 a.m. on a spring morning at the SmokeHouse restaurant in Burbank was as fine a time as any to address the appropriate stand-in synthetics for semen (hair conditioner is a must-have) and a myriad other topics at the top of the modern showrunner’s to-do list.

But also nestled inside this spirited gathering of top show creators — Maron’s Marc Maron, 50; Silicon Valley’s Mike Judge, 51; Mom’s Chuck Lorre, 61; Girls’ Jenni Konner, 42; Orange Is the New Black’s Jenji Kohan, 44; Parks and Recreation’s Mike Schur, 38; and Veep’s Armando Iannucci, 50 — were conversational gems that only further highlight the travails and delicate triumphs of minds behind television’s most successful series. From keeping their casts happy (hint: give them time off to make movies) to the too-personal storylines that have permanently severed relationships to their idolatry of drama writers, join in as this year’s top comedy contenders tell all.

Here is the full 1-hour plus discussion:

http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1

For the rest of the THR article, go here.

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