Just For Laughs: Dan Harmon (Community) on TV’s Alternative Comedy Model

Dan Harmon (Community) speaks candidly about his experiences, challenges, and lessons learned over his incredibly successful career. He discusses television’s current model for alternative comedy at the Just for Laughs Comedy Conference 2012.

Dan Harmon was featured at the Just for Laughs Comedy Conference as a panelist where he discussed his experiences as showrunner, executive producer, writer, and the engine behind the NBC series ‘Community’ and what he believes TV’s alternative comedy model currently is. Dan discects and what direction he believes the labeled “alternative” comes from.

Last year iThentic was lucky enough to check out the Just for Laughs Comedy Conference, which gave the crew access to some of the industries most talented and influential players!

The Just For Laughs Comedy Conference is a unique, annual, global gathering of the biggest names in the comedy world that explores all facets of comedy. You can’t get any closer than this to the biggest stars and the biggest players in the comedy industry. Past participants include: Judd Apatow, Todd Phillips, Jay Roach, Paul Feig, Lewis Black, Steven Levitan, Jason Reitman, Ivan Reitman, Edgar Wright, Louis CK, Dan Harmon, Patton Oswalt, Marc Maron, Chelsea Handler, Adam Carolla, just to name a few!

With this incredible access iThentic has produced a series of candid and hilarious behind the scenes conversations with some major industry personalities. The series also allows a unique insider perspective on the pitch process and industry advice often shared behind closed doors. Segments from the series include conversations with Patton Oswalt, Paul F. Tompkins, Shane Dawson, Lloyd (Epic Lloyd) Ahlqhist, Grace Helbig, Andy Kindler, Todd Barry, Burnie Burns, Mark Little, Mike Farah (Funny or Die), Lee Aronsohn (Two & A Half Men), Casey Bloys (HBO), Bill Prady (Big Bang Theory), Sam Reich (College Humor), Kent Alterman (Comedy Central), Jennifer Caserta (IFC), Kevin Beggs (Lionsgate), Ben Relles (YouTube), Andy Nulman (Just for Laughs President) and many more!