Paul Feig

Movie Maestro on Comedy, cult classics, and The Housemaid

When movie maestro and mixologist Paul Feig offers to teach you how to make a proper martini at 10 AM on a Wednesday, you say yes.

It was thrilling to be tipsy before lunchtime. Almost as thrilling as it is to end 2025 with a conversation with the absolute icon that is director, producer, and comedy legend Paul Feig.

Paul created the cult classic Freaks and Geeks, directed Bridesmaids, Spy, and A Simple Favor, and has helmed episodes of The Office, Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock, and Arrested Development.

He's a delight, and the fun you feel watching is 100% the fun we had IRL.

We dig into Paul's journey from being the comedy outcast at USC Film School to becoming one of Hollywood's most successful directors. We talk about the brutal 'in-between' years that almost bankrupted him, why comedies get overlooked at awards shows, and his latest film, The Housemaid, a dark thriller that marks the launch of his new production company, Pretty Dangerous Pictures.

I quite liked the film and hope everyone will get their tushies out into a theater to experience it in the company of loved ones, friends, and strangers!

Tune in as we discuss what makes a project "undeniable", the state of comedies in 2025, and why vanity projects ruin careers.

xx cg

“I look at producing and directing to be very on top of each other… but I know the producers guild doesn’t feel that way.”

- Paul Feig

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