Comics Are Dope (The Podcast)

20. Elliot Kalan on Comedy, Greek Mythology, and Writing Hercules

Episode Summary

4-Time Emmy Award winning writer Elliot Kalan stops by to talk about his upcoming Hercules series, writing Disney Villains: Hades, and how his love for comedy, comics and Greek Mythology all got to take center stage.

Episode Notes

Today I'm talking to Elliott Kalan. If you're like me, you've been living under a rock (or a stack of comics) for the past two decades, and may not have heard the name. Besides being a writer of hilarious comics, Elliott is the former Head Writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart -- a job that earned him FOUR Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing.

I spoke with Elliott about where his love for writing started, why he continues to come back to comics, and why he's uniquely qualified to take on everyone's favorite Demigod. 

Follow Elliott on T̶w̶i̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ X at http://twitter.com/elliottkalan