Episode 120: Julio Torres & Jeff Schaffer in conversation

Writers and showrunners Julio Torres and Jeff Schaffer discuss their work on some of TV's most acclaimed comedy series. Julio Torres is a writer and comedian who wrote for Saturday Night Live and the HBO comedy series Los Espookys , the latter which he co-created alongside Ana Fabrega and Fred Armisen. He then went on to write and direct the 2023 surrealist dramedy film Problemista. After Problemista , he created, wrote, and starred in the critically acclaimed surrealist comedy series Fantasmas , which premiered in June 2024 on HBO. Jeff Schaffer is a film and television writer and director known for cowriting cult-classic features like Eurotrip and Bruno and for his work on acclaimed television series like Seinfeld , The League and Curb Your Enthusiasm . He served as showrunner for Curb Your Enthusiasm from 2009 until the end of its twelfth and final season, which concluded in April 2024. --- Read shownotes, transcripts, and other member interviews: Follow the Guild on social media: Twitter: @OnWritingWGAE | @WGAEast Facebook: /WGAEast Instagram: @WGAEast

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Episode 120: Julio Torres & Jeff Schaffer in conversation is an episode from OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA East by Molly Beer.

This episode is 46:03 long.

This episode was published on Dec 4, 2024.

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