Episode · SmartLess · 2026-04-27

Nick Kroll on SmartLess: every book mentioned

1 book · With Nick Kroll · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Let’s take a run: it’s Nick Kroll. Celebrity scavenger hunts, fuse mechanism protocol, and how to aim for a B-minus across the board.

Jason Bateman discussed Save the cat! by Blake Snyder.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Save the cat!

   Blake Snyder · at 42:39

   Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder is a foundational screenwriting guide that breaks down storytelling into clear structural frameworks, beats, and specific page-number milestones.

   Discussed

   “Save the Cat is a screenwriting book.”

   Jason Bateman Nick Kroll 2026-04-27 Listen at 42:39

   Where to get it

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