Actor, writer, director, and producer Seth Rogen came up in an age of abundance—a Hollywood that made big-budget comedies with box office success: The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express. That era recently inspired his new Apple TV+ showThe Studio.

On the heels of the series’ premiere, Rogen joins us to discuss its key influences (6:15), from Robert Altman’s The Player to The Larry Sanders Show (13:25), the evolving state of “show business” (15:36), and a life-changing piece of advice from director and producer Judd Apatow (25:00).

On the back-half, we dive into his early years writing comedy in Vancouver (25:57), formative memories making Freaks and Geeks (33:19), and how This Is the End, the meta-comedy from 2013, was a precursor to this latest project (43:18) and solidified his enduring creative partnership with Evan Goldberg (58:30).

Thoughts or future guest ideas? Email us at mail@talkeasypod.com.

Actor, writer, director, and producer Seth Rogen came up in an age of abundance&mdash;a Hollywood that made big-budget comedies with box office success: The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express. That era recently inspired his new Apple TV+ show<a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/show/the-studio/umc.cmc.7518algxc4lsoobtsx30dqb52"> The Studio</a>.
On the heels of the series&rsquo; premiere, Rogen joins us to discuss its key influences (6:15), from Robert Altman&rsquo;s The Player to The Larry Sanders Show (13:25), the evolving state of &ldquo;show business&rdquo; (15:36), and a life-changing piece of advice from director and producer Judd Apatow (25:00).
On the back-half, we dive into his early years writing comedy in Vancouver (25:57), formative memories making Freaks and Geeks (33:19), and how This Is the End, the meta-comedy from 2013, was a precursor to this latest project (43:18) and solidified his enduring creative partnership with Evan Goldberg (58:30).
Thoughts or future guest ideas? Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mail@talkeasypod.com">mail@talkeasypod.com</a>.

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