Alex Blagg is the kind of overachiever who makes you feel as if you aren’t doing enough in your life/career, but in a completely charming way. In addition to being the co-creator and executive producer of @midnight, he writes for Workaholics, helms (along with two partners) a successful production company, writes feature scripts and is raising twins. And he doesn’t even seem stressed. We talked about what brought him to this point: growing up the son of “cool Jesus” parents, moving around, renouncing the fratboy path he was headed down in favor of film and literature, doing comedy, working as the managing editor for the Best Week Ever site, taking a job in LA that was ultimately demoralizing and then inadvertently turning his own life into performance art/parody as a tech guru also named Alex Blagg. We also talked about his addiction to flossies, how he met his wife, getting sober eight years ago and more. Plus we took your questions over Twitter and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.
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JMOE: At times thought Alison was interviewing a less responsible Jeff Fox. Their voices sound similar.
What not to say to a dude in the open shower at the YMCA: “Are you almost ready to give up the good head?” Unless you are up for anything…
Especially when he said “shower pressure.” They even look a bit alike. We need a Jeff Fox, Dustin Goot, Alex Blagg cage match.