Videos

Reading, with illustrations and clips, from my book’s chapter on Animation. In Video # 1: the technical and cultural details that it helps to understand when writing for cartoons. Props + costumes. Keeping the scene moving, “packing the frame.”
Animation video # 2: What goes on the page. Describing Setting & Character.  Schedule.  Writing for Foreign Markets.  Cartoon Emotions.  Working Under EU Treaties.  Mini-bibles.  Stop Motion.   
An oldie but goodie: Darrell Vickers’ and my “drown-in-your-beer downer” (Canadian Music Encyclopedia) that launched our music careers. Not as funny as the other stuff here.

Interview 9/24/21 about writing and producing the 2004 Disney series W.I.T.C.H.

August, 2023 interview with Nolan Carr. General career and history chat!.

Interview by Gerry Fialka, June 5, 2022

PODCASTS:

Johnny Carson Writers Roundtable: The Carson Podcast with Mark Malkoff. (March 4th, 2021). Andrew Nicholls, Darrell Vickers and Tony DeSena discuss writing the Tonight Show at NBC from 1986 – 1992.

“Drinks With Tony”: Tony DuShane interview. (February 24th, 2021). Andrew discussing Johnny Carson, Jimmy Neutron, Mickey Rooney, Alan Thicke, miscellaneous animated shows, and the book “Comedy Writer.”