# Dana Klein & Matt Kuhn (DMV)

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Podcast: [The Writers Panel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writers-panel-1063873)
Published: 2025-10-14T08:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

DMV showrunners Dana Klein ( 9JKL ; Fresh Off the Boat ; Friends ) and Matt Kuhn ( Doogie Kameāloha, MD ; Fresh Off the Boat ) discuss pitching and selling the show, keeping a positive and open writers' room together, what they look for in samples when staffing, how comedy has changed since Friends and How I Met Your Mother (where each began), keeping inspired, and more. The Thrilling Adventure Hour celebrates its 20th anniversary with shows in NY and London! Come see Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Busy Philipps, Joshua Malina, Janet Varney , and more this fall! https://thrillingadventure.live for details. THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing , where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.com SOCIALS: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bablacker/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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