106 Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World with Segment Director and Senior Producer Jake Plunkett

Jake Plunkett, Segment Director and Senior Producer, joins Susan and Ben to discuss Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, a 2012 comedy. Jake shares what it’s like having a career as a segment director and senior producer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He discusses how the segment director operates parallel to the writing department, the process of making a Late Show segment, previously working at Saturday Night Live, and creating the Lord of the Rings Rap music video with the reunited cast. Jake plays our “Apocalypse How?” game.

Follow Jake on Instagram @jakeplunkettdirector, Twitter @JakePlunkett, or IMDb. Find more of his work at thejakeplunkett.com.

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Hosts: Susan Swarner and Ben Blohm

Executive Producer: Michelle Levin

Logo Art: Melissa Durkin

Music Composer and Performer: Steve Trowbridge