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Work FriendsMolly McNearney on Comedy Writing, Rejection, & Keeping HopeOur first guest of 2025 is the incredible Molly McNearney, the Emmy-winning Co-Head Writer and Executive Producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live! With over 20 years at the late-night show, Molly is the powerhouse behind iconic segments like “Mean Tweets” and “Handsome Men’s Club,” and has written for the Emmy Awards and the Oscars. While Molly’s work has a massive audience, she usually plays a behind-the-scenes role and there’s quite a lot of mystery around what her job technically entails. Today, we’re excited to get into it all, including:-what the work of a writer and produc...2025-01-1358 min
Armchair Expert with Dax ShepardBest of Wednesday 2024On this special episode, we revisit some of our favorite moments from Wednesday episodes in 2024. Molly McNearney remembers joining Jimmy Kimmel Live, Bill Gates wishes he were smarter, Finneas discusses the dynamics of a duo, Patric Gagne navigates romance as a sociopath, Vanessa Marin walks the walk of Sex Talks, Alegra Kastens explains the spectrum of OCD, Malcolm Gladwell delves into the science of the opioid crisis, Cat Bohannon talks about the medical discrepancies between men and women, Yuval Harari analyzes information networks through the lens of history, Orna Guralnik relates why we depersonalize, and Avett Brothers harmonize on...2024-12-251h 15
I Said No Gifts! A comedy interview podcast with Bridger WinegarMolly McNearney Disobeys BridgerBridger doesn't blow a gasket when Molly McNearney (Jimmy Kimmel Live!) decides to dump an unwelcome gift on him. The two discuss doing background checks of Etsy sellers, learning about death, and the perfect birthday gift for any child.LIVE at The Bell House in Brooklyn 10/13!Livestream tickets: https://veeps.events/isaidnogiftsDon't forget to review the podcast, it's the least you can do.Follow the show on InstagramI Said No Gifts! MerchSend a Question to...2024-09-261h 11
OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA EastEpisode 114: Late Night Writers RoundtableHost Liz Hynes, a WGAE Council member and writer for LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER, moderates a conversation with writers from some of your favorite late night comedy series about their experiences and insights from the world of late-night comedy writing. The panelists include late night writers Molly McNearney (JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!), Dan Amira (THE DAILY SHOW), Felipe Torres Medina (LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT) and Jenny Hagel (LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS). --- Before it was a podcast, OnWriting was a print publication. Check out OnWriting: The Print Archives. Read sho...2024-07-1153 min
3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW PodcastEp. 375 - Molly McNearney and Danny Ricker - Jimmy Kimmel LiveWGAW member Jonterri Gadson talks with Jimmy Kimmel Live Head Writers Molly McNearney and Danny Ricker about the creative challenges of writing for a late-night comedy/variety talk series, their advice on what it takes to submit a great writing “packet,” balancing the personal and professional, and much more.2024-06-2032 min
Armchair Expert with Dax ShepardMolly McNearneyMolly McNearney (Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Oscars) is a writer and executive producer. Molly joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how much respect she has for comedy writers, how growing up Catholic influenced her perspective on dating, and how she originally wanted to be a local news reporter. Molly and Dax talk about her journey to becoming head writer on Jimmy Kimmel Live, how fast-paced it is to produce a late-night bit, and what the goal of a monologue is. Molly explains why the Mean Tweets segment became so popular, what it's like to work closely with a romantic partner...2024-02-081h 48
Life Lessons with Hillary KerrMolly McNearney: Jimmy Kimmel Live! Co–Head WriterWhen Molly McNearney arrived in Los Angeles and landed an interview to work as an assistant producer at Jimmy Kimmel Live, she jumped at the chance (although she admits she had no idea who Kimmel was at the time). The job wasn’t glamorous, but the initiative she showed in those early days led to other opportunities on the show. She worked her way up the ranks and into the writers’ room, eventually earning her current status as head writer. On this week’s Life Lessons episode, McNearney offers up advice for aspiring writers.2019-08-0157 min
Second LifeLife Lessons | Molly McNearney: Jimmy Kimmel Live! Co–Head WriterWhen Molly McNearney arrived in Los Angeles and landed an interview to work as an assistant producer at Jimmy Kimmel Live, she jumped at the chance (although she admits she had no idea who Kimmel was at the time). The job wasn’t glamorous, but the initiative she showed in those early days led to other opportunities on the show. She worked her way up the ranks and into the writers’ room, eventually earning her current status as head writer. On this week’s Life Lessons episode, McNearney offers up advice for aspiring writers.See Privacy Policy at htt...2019-06-1956 min
Anna Faris Is Unqualified2018 Memorable Moments Vol. 4Dear Listeners,We love you all so much and want to wish everyone Happy Holidays (or Happy Christmas as Anna likes to say)!This holiday season we wanted to give you something special, so, we have compiled some of Unqualified’s most memorable moments from 2018 – please enjoy!Love, Anna, Sim, and the entire Unqualified teamDAX SHEPARD discusses sex, parenting, and clickbait with Anna (1:26)KELLY RIPA talks aging, porn, and Kegels (13:40)JIMMY KIMMEL & MOLLY McNEARNEY play ‘Molly’s Game’ (19:40)NICK JONAS reveals what he looks for in a woman (29:25)JUDD APATPOW talks Stormy Dan...2018-12-252h 00
Doin it! with Danny and JennyMolly McNearneyHead writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live! Molly McNearney joins Danny and Jenny this week! Molly talks about her journey to writing for Jimmy and her other journey of marrying him and having his children. There's laughs, there are tears, there's vulgar language and of course, there's some talk about politics. Follow us all! @MollyMcNearney @JennyJohnsonhi5 @dannyzuker @doinitpodcast @theguydf Barbara Bush Funeral Pic: https://www.eonline.com/news/929066/melania-trump-obamas-clintons-and-bushes-pose-for-photo-at-barbara-bush-s-funeral Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-04-241h 08Anna Faris Is UnqualifiedJimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearneyAnna and Sim are joined this week by Jimmy Kimmel and his wife Molly McNearney (JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE) to chat about how he and his show have evolved over the years (6:10) and interviews up-and-coming actress Shelby Lee about her new horror film: How Did That Happen? (8:50) Then they play some Deal-Breakers (16:00) and a round of Molly's Game! (28:25)After the break, they call Caitlin who needs advice about her boyfriend who hasn't divorced his wife after a year of dating each other.Go to crowdrise.com/unqualified to donate to GAPPS today. Help increase awareness and...2018-01-301h 01
Bachelor PartyArie’s Amazing Love Story Goes to Tahoe (Ep. 4)
Juliet Litman and 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' head writer Molly McNearney discuss what happened when Arie discovered Bekah’s age (2:55), Krystal's dramatic time in Lake Tahoe (13:04), and the amazing number of times Arie manages to say the word “amazing” in one episode (31:33).
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