Mike Sacks, AND HERE'S THE KICKER author, Vanity Fair staff writer: Mr. Media Radio Interview




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Summary: Mike Sacks has written for such publications as The Believer, Esquire, GQ, Maxim, McSweeney’s, The New Yorker, Premiere, Radar, Salon, Time, Time Out New York, Vanity Fair, Vice and Women’s Health. He has worked at The Washington Post, and is currently on the editorial staff of Vanity Fair. And Here’s the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on their Craft and the Industry includes: • Dick Cavett, who talks about nearly getting into a threesome with Marlon Brando • Paul Feig and Mitch Hurwitz, who talk about the making (and the demise) of "Freaks and Geeks" and "Arrested Development" • Harold Ramis, who talks about Animal House, Groundhog Day, Doug Kenney and Michael O’Donoghue • Allison Silverman, one of the few female head writers in TV (for The Colbert Report) • David Sedaris, who talks about the allegations that he fabricates or exaggerates facts • George Meyer who talks about The Simpsons and Army Man • Jack Handey, who talks about the origins of “Deep Thoughts” • Bob Odenkirk, who talks about the difference between the writing rooms at SNL and Mr. Show • Irv Brecher, a 94-year-old former writer for the Marx Brothers (this was his last interview before passing away last winter) • Dan Mazer, who talks about co-writing Ali G and Borat