Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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For this special two-panel live event, we took a closer look inside the TV scripts that are nominated for the 2021 Writers Guild Awards for Episodic Drama and Episodic Comedy. Writers will walk us through their process for crafting memorable scenes from their nominated episodes and how their words were given life on screen. This panel features nominees for Episodic Comedy.

In partnership with Final Draft. With Presenting Media Parter, Variety.

Panelists:
Liz Feldman & Kelly Hutchinson - “It’s Not You, It’s Me” (Dead to Me)
Alex Kavallierou - “The Tank” (Grace & Frankie)
Kyle Lau - “Grandma & Chill” (Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens)
Bill Lawrence - “Pilot” (Ted Lasso)
Tony McNamara - “The Great” (The Great)
Isaac Oliver - “Trick” (High Maintenance)

Moderated by Michael Schneider, Senior Editor at Variety. Filmed on February 25, 2021.