Bradley Cooper on “Between Two Ferns” with Phil Augusta Jackson (Inside The FOD Vault Episode 8)

Emmy award nominated writer, actor, and rapper, Phil Augusta Jackson (Key & Peele, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Insecure) has picked “Bradley Cooper: Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis” from the Funny or Die Vault.  He and our host, Marcos González, cover everything from brat branding to Frankenstein to Wayne Gretzky. Follow along as Phil and Marcos talk through writer’s rooms and inspiration in the eleventh hour. 

Phil Augusta Jackson is an Emmy, WGA, and NAACP award nominated writer, actor, and rapper. His writing credits also include “Key & Peele” (Hulu) and Starz’s “Survivor’s Remorse” (Prime Video). Phil was a supervising producer and writer on NBC’s  “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, where he also directed, and he was a co-executive producer and writer on HBO’s “Insecure.” He is the creator and showrunner of NBC’s “Grand Crew.” Phil has self-produced and directed shorts and music videos. Most recently, Phil co-executive produced wrote on  Peacock’s Mr. Throwback and his most recent album, Mr. Phil is out now. 

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Key Moments

00:00 Intro
03:17 Why Phil chose Between Two Ferns
09:07 Brand strategy by day, improv by night 
19:07 Phil’s journey to writing on Key & Peele
31:23 Drafting scripts on Brooklyn Nine-Nine
38:43 The writer’s room for Insecure
42:10 Shooting your shot as a writer/performer 
51:27 Final speed round questions

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Series Credits

Hosted by Marcos Gonzalez
Executive Producers: Adrien Finkel, Darren Miller, & Ben Rosen
Director of Photography: Ali Arminio
Production Manager: Savvas Yiannoulou
Production Coordinator: Ellen Burns
Sound Mixer: Will Harrell
Gaffer: Kishan Patel
Production Designer: Christina Phensy
Art Dept. Assistant: Carolyn Deskin
Hair and Makeup: Brenna Haukedahl
Editors: Brandon Fryman & Dallas Baker
Assistant Editor: Rina Klanfer