Paul Scheer’s résumé is a dizzying display of creative output: When he’s not acting in shows like Black Monday, Veep, or Fresh Off the Boat, he’s busy co-hosting two popular podcasts (How Did This Get Made? and Unspooled), writing comic books for Marvel (Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History), and penning a reboot of the 1999 cult classic Galaxy Quest–and those are just the projects he’s been working on recently.
Since his improv days at the Upright Citizens Brigade in the late ’90s, Scheer has worked nonstop. But his steady stream of writing, directing, producing, and acting credits in shows like Human Giant, The League, and NTSF:SD:SUV often overlapped, which was great for someone trying to make a name for himself in such a competitive industry, but less than ideal for the creative process.
“As I’ve gotten older, I’m trying to stay more focused on the things that I’m doing,” Scheer says in the latest episode of Fast Company‘s podcast Creative…
