Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen
Oscar Winner, Jim Rash, Knows He’ll Never Befriend Jay
February 11, 2025 · 51 min
Why listen
An Oscar winner opens up about friendship, adoption, Community, and his solo directing debut.
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In this episode
- What it actually took to win an Academy Award for screenwriting
- How growing up adopted in Charlotte shaped his sense of empathy
- The path from the Groundlings to NBC's Community to directing his own film
- Small personal rituals, like dancing in the kitchen, that keep a creative person sane
About this episode
Screenwriter and actor Jim Rash and I talk about what makes him an empathetic and responsive friend, growing up in Charlotte, NC, being adopted, the Groundlings, winning an Oscar, Allison Janney, his dream of being on Friends coming true, Community, turning off your cell phone, directing his new movie, playing Snoopy, and singing and dancing in the kitchen to feel good.Bio: JIM RASH is best known for playing “Dean Pelton” on NBC’s Community. Most recently, he starred opposite Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in Fly Me To The Moon. He won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Descendants alongside Nat Faxon & Alexander Payne. Rash and Faxon also co-wrote and co-directed The Way, Way Back. Rash recently finished post-production on Miss You, Love You, an independent movie that he wrote and will mark his solo directing debut. It stars Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells. Rash hopes to take it to film festivals next year.
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About Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen
Don’t Be Alone with Jay Kogen is a comedy/advice podcast trying to fight the isolation of modern life. Each episode, Award winning TV writer/comedian/philosopher Jay Kogen has a conversation with a friend about how to solve the problems on Jay’s mind.
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