# Joel Church-Cooper | Home Runs & Dutch Treats

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Podcast: [Story and Craft with Marc Preston](https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-and-craft-with-marc-preston-5077873)
Published: 2026-03-16T10:37:37+00:00
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## Resource

On this episode of The Story & Craft Podcast, Marc Preston goes behind the curtain with producer/writer Joel Church-Cooper (“ Going Dutch”, “Brockmire”, “Future Man”, “Undateable” ) to talk about how TV comedy really gets made and how the business has changed. Joel shares his Northern California upbringing, film-nerd roots in the video store era, and the comedy influences that shaped him (“ Kids in the Hall”, “Mr. Show” ). They dig into big studio comedies, as well as how algorithms and “second-screen” viewing are reshaping storytelling. Joel breaks down the origins of “ Going Dutch” (including the real Army base that inspired it), the evolution of “ Brockmire” , working with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. It’s an engaging chat about what it takes to create great TV! SHOW HIGHLIGHTS 03:29 Film Nerd Origins 04:56 Video Store Era Stories 13:21 Comedy Influences and Sketch Classics 17:24 Public Access and Media Power 26:02 Going Dutch and Algorithm Notes 28:54 What He Watches Now 33:15 Kids Movies and YouTube Brain Rot 41:57 Chasing Authenticity 42:33 Brockmeyer Origins 49:05 Baseball as Existential Comedy 51:07 Future Man Writers Room 57:39 Why “Going Dutch” was set in The Netherlands 01:01:36 Culture Clash Comedy 01:03:13 The Seven Questions

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