Trump Family Special Creator Danny Salles: "I Built a Station Wagon..."

Published: Oct. 3, 2018, 8:52 p.m.

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Dennis meets up with writer-director-producer Danny Salles, the creator of the musical comedy The Trump Family Special, which is currently playing at the Triad in New York City. He talks about taking the show from LA to NY, landing Gina Gershon at Melania, keeping up with the news cycle and how the experience has impacted his life. He also talks about his TV career, working on shows like Joan and Melissa: Joan Knows Best, Kathy Griffin: My Life in the D-List, Joe Schmoe and The Middle. He talks about how working in reality effects his scripted work, why he\'s good at it and the angst of not blowing the secret on Joe Schmoe. Other topics include: his favorite Joan Rivers moments, why he\'s good at working with mercurial talent, getting recognized in a diner, the 2012 Halloween costume he\'s super proud of the junior high drama teacher who still needs to suck it.

https://www.trumpfamilyspecial.com/

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