Dan Pasternack is a comedian, writer, and Emmy-nominated TV producer with over four decades in comedy. He’s developed and produced groundbreaking shows like the Peabody Award winning show Portlandia, Comedy Bang! Bang!, and The Birthday Boys, while also helping launch digital comedy platforms at IFC and Turner’s Super Deluxe.Dan has worked with some of the biggest names in comedy—Bob Odenkirk, Maria Bamford, Tim & Eric, and Norm Macdonald among them—and continues to champion new voices through his own Little Bear Bear Productions. He also created the comedy history series Obsessive Comedy Disorder, produced Jonathan Winters: Unearthed, and teaches television at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.Beyond producing, Dan is a true comedy historian, having interviewed legends like Milton Berle and Sid Caesar for the Television Academy, and written for Vulture, McSweeney’s, and Emmy Magazine.links:John Candy Documentary Screening with Ryan Reynolds and special guests.https://johncandy.com/Airplane directors cut with the director and star.https://www.airplanelivetour.com/Stand By Me screening with actors reunion.https://www.standbymelive.comAbout Lunch TherapyHosted by actor and comedian Joel Marshall, Lunch Therapy the comedy show that helps you get through the week, with breathing, comedy, and some fun distractions from riding the news cycle. One man attempts to entertain the world one hummingbird at a time. Interview Friday airs every Friday at Noon Pacific, with a live guest. #comedypodcast #televisionproduction #portlandia
