Whistling in the Dark

This episode is for Friends fanatics, aspiring tv writers, comedy nerds and pop culture nuts. It’s also a fascinating look into the evolution of a pop culture phenomenon and the way the people inside it think, feel and navigate the very tricky business of not only making a hit but keeping it there. This conversation with two of the show’s long standing writers and producers - Adam Chase and Ira Ungerleider - who were there from the very beginning offer inside scoop on it all - the cast, the writers room, and amazing anecdotes featuring some very famous guest stars including Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and George Clooney. The guys discuss why Monica was the hardest character to develop, Matt Leblanc’s secret to getting an extra laugh on every joke and witnessing the cast’s meteoric rise to fame that included death threats.  Adam recalls how working with Bruce Willis was an out of body experience and Ira’s ballsy move on Julia Roberts.    They give examples of how the writers took things from their own lives and w