471 - Sing What You Can’t Say

John and Craig welcome back Rachel Bloom (co-creator and star of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) to talk about songwriting–both the creative process and the business of writing songs for film and television. We also discuss a new report about sexual harassment in Hollywood and ageism in the industry. Finally, in our bonus segment for premium members, John and Rachel talk about revivals. Links: The Hollywood Commission Anita Hill’s Commission Launching Industry-Wide Platform to Report Sexual Harassment in Hollywood WGA West Career Longevity Committee Demands “Inclusion And Equity” For Older Writers List of Academy Award for Best Director winners by age Ages of Top Grossing Screenwriters and Directors Boys in the Band on Netflix Follow comedian Demi Adejuyigbe on Twitter Let Go or Be Dragged Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt! Rachel Bloom on Twitter John August on Twitter Craig Mazin on Twitter John on Instagram Outro by Rachel Bloom and Jack Dolgen (send us yours!) Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli. Email us at [email protected] You can download the episode here.