Chapter

Pitching for Letterman's Show
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17:36 - 21:46 (04:10)

Despite failing to score a comedy episode with David Letterman, Dan St. Germain shares his experience of pitching for it in the hopes of getting on the show someday.

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In this episode, a former intern who was about to leave for good, took a chance encounter to bid farewell and ended up landing a job.
17:36 - 18:21 (00:44)
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Career
Summary

In this episode, a former intern who was about to leave for good, took a chance encounter to bid farewell and ended up landing a job.

Chapter
Pitching for Letterman's Show
Episode
Spike Feresten: The Man Behind Seinfeld's Soup Nazi | Howie Mandel Does Stuff #88
Podcast
Howie Mandel Does Stuff Podcast
The story of how a chance encounter led to comedian Paul Virzi's break in the industry, even after the opportunity was allegedly made under the influence of alcohol.
18:21 - 19:27 (01:06)
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Comedian
Summary

The story of how a chance encounter led to comedian Paul Virzi's break in the industry, even after the opportunity was allegedly made under the influence of alcohol.

Chapter
Pitching for Letterman's Show
Episode
Spike Feresten: The Man Behind Seinfeld's Soup Nazi | Howie Mandel Does Stuff #88
Podcast
Howie Mandel Does Stuff Podcast
The pitching process for TV show ideas to Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld involved a lot of pressure and the need to be funny because if they laugh, you get an episode, but if not, you keep pitching until you have something good.
19:27 - 21:46 (02:18)
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TV industry
Summary

The pitching process for TV show ideas to Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld involved a lot of pressure and the need to be funny because if they laugh, you get an episode, but if not, you keep pitching until you have something good.

Chapter
Pitching for Letterman's Show
Episode
Spike Feresten: The Man Behind Seinfeld's Soup Nazi | Howie Mandel Does Stuff #88
Podcast
Howie Mandel Does Stuff Podcast