Why comedy podcasts are taking off at Audible
by Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times
Nov 11, 2021
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES — Paul Lieberstein, a writer and actor for "The Office," had a wacky idea for a story about a bored spaceship captain who goes on comedic tangents while traveling the galaxy. But Lieberstein didn't think the concept would work in a conventional TV episode format.
So he decided to create a fictionalized podcast instead. "Middlespace: The Rebels Attack, and Then the Other Side Attacks As Well" will debut next week on Audible, the audiobook and podcast company owned by Amazon.
"There's an impatience in film and television now,"
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