From Clown's Apprentice to Writing Comedy for TV with Josh Saltzman

Interested in comedy and TV writing? Have you always wondered what happens in a TV writers' room? Wondering how to make those big writing dreams happen (even if you think being a dentist is a more stable career)? Then you'll love this week's episode with TV writer Josh Saltzman.

Josh is a Toronto and L.A.- based writer and is currently the supervising producer and writer on CBC's one-hour drama Moonshine. He's also developing a horror YA book anthology Strange Yarns, available on Wattpad, as an animated horror series with Wattpad Studios and Debbie Liebling. Josh has also written a ton for animated series too, including Peanuts for Apple, Pete the Cat for Amazon, and was the head writer for Inspector Gadget  on Netflix/Teletoon. In addition, he's written for the CBC's Call me Fitz and This Hour Has 22 Minutes. 

In this episode, we discuss: 

• Why Josh ditched his career path as a dentist to lean into his comedy talent
• Where his love for comedy began 
• How writing consistently and on deadline as a beginner helped his career as a professional
• Why it's important to create art for art's sake 
• The peaks and valleys of being a working TV writer and why there's no shame doing what you need to do to pay the bills when the work isn't there 
• The value of networking and connecting 
• His shitty job as a clown apprentice

Connect with Josh:
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