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Craig Mazin says writing Scary Movie 3 was 'vastly harder' than writing Chernobyl

The Last of Us showrunner joins Q guest host Garvia Bailey to break down why it takes a smart person to write dumb comedy, plus, what you can expect from Season 2 of The Last of Us.

In a Q interview, The Last of Us showrunner breaks down why it takes a smart person to write dumb comedy

Headshot of Craig Mazin.
Craig Mazin is a writer, director and producer who's best known for creating the HBO miniseries Chernobyl and the HBO series The Last of Us. (Jeff Kravitz)

Craig Mazin is the showrunner behind HBO's hit post-apocalyptic series The Last of Us — but he didn't always write TV dramas. Much of his career was spent working on big comedy film franchises like Scary Movie and The Hangover. In this conversation with guest host Garvia Bailey, Mazin breaks down why it takes a smart person to write dumb comedy, plus, what you can expect from Season 2 of The Last of Us.

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The full interview with Craig Mazin is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts.


Interview with Craig Mazin produced by Liv Pasquarelli.