Michael Brumm: Producer/Writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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ABOUT MIKE:

Michael Brumm is currently a senior producer/writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He's also been a consulting producer for At Home with Amy Sedaris, and a four-time Emmy-winning writer for The Colbert Report. He is the author of the kid graphic novel series The Cryptid Club (HarperCollins), and is the coauthor of the children's book His Royal Dogness, Guy the Beagle (Simon & Schuster).

On this week's episode of the Harlan Cohen Podcast, Harlan reconnects with his old improv buddy Mike Brumm. Harlan and Mike spent time at the iO Theatre in Chicago. They reminisce about their times at the old theatre location next to Wrigley Field and the magic of finding your people and places through Improv. Mike shares his unique path as a writer from working on video games like You Don't Know Jack, to becoming a writer and producer for Stephen Colbert.

Chapters

00:00 Intro 9:03 How Mike got a job writing for Stephen Colbert 13:30 Mike and Harlan’s Chicago improv days 16:25 Finding your places and making friends 19:34 What school and college were like for Mike 25:32 Discovering improv in college 27:29 Dating, confidence, and rejection 30:50 Mike’s published books and rejected scripts 35:20 Moving to Chicago 42:13 Job security, student loans, and survival jobs 50:45 Harlan’s internship at The Tonight Show 54:12 Harlan’s background in journalism 1:05:17 What it’s like to write for The Late Show 1:11:38 Advice for students

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