Episode · How I Write · 2025-05-14
David Perell & Michael Jamin: books mentioned on How I Write
How to Funny Stories— Michael Jamin Interview (Hollywood Screenwriter)
Michael Jamin discussed As You Like It by William Shakespeare and King Lear by William Shakespeare.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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As You Like It
Discussed“I wrote term I wrote papers on the role of the fool and king Arthur King Leer. King Arthur and King Lear and a touchstone and as you like it and you know he used the fool a lot.”
Where to get it
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King Lear
King Lear by William Shakespeare is a profound tragedy exploring the harrowing consequences of pride, madness, and familial betrayal in a crumbling kingdom.
Discussed“I wrote term I wrote papers on the role of the fool and king Arthur King Leer. King Arthur and King Lear and a touchstone and as you like it and you know he used the fool a lot.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Goodfellas
“I post a lot on social media and so I get trolls and so during the writer strike I was talking about the writer strike and and some and some guy posted a meme from Goodfellows and then and it was Ray Leotaa laughing hysterically and the the the line underneath it said oh you think we care about Hollywood”