- wonder man was shaped by its co-creator’s work on three other comedy shows
- Andrew Guest says writing for those projects influenced the way he wrote the scripts for the Disney+ series.
- Marvel TV Original will launch at the end of January
wonder manThe head writer has revealed how his work on three other comedy shows influenced Marvel’s latest TV project.
Ahead of the launch of the Disney+ schedule on January 27 and 28, I sat down for an exclusive chat with Andrew Guest to delve into the making of the first Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) production of 2026. And, as part of our wide-ranging interview, Guest explained how the time he spent writing for a similar genre helped shape it. wonder manCharacter-based narrative.
Before working on wonder man and others MCU Projects: Guest Was Consulting Producer on 2021 TV Series hawk eye and an uncredited writer in the past year The fantastic four: first steps – wrote scripts for some of the best television comedies of the last 20 years.
In fact, when writing the ‘Succession’ episode of the classic comedy 30 rock to recent sitcoms Community, suburgatoryand Brooklyn nine nineGuest’s CV reads like a who’s who of popular, critically acclaimed, laugh-a-minute projects.
Having dabbled in several television comedies over the past two decades, Guest was in a good position to determine what wonder manThe main focus should be. Armed with two incredibly talented actors, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley, Guest said it was clear from the beginning that the Marvel Phase 6 TV show should favor a character-driven story rather than a joke- or plot-driven narrative.
“When it comes to writing comedy for television, you constantly have to balance three things: the jokes, the characters and the story,” he said.
“I’ve worked on shows with some incredible showrunners. In the 30 rock In the writers’ room, when it came to Tina Fey and Robert Carlock directing a show, the jokes won. It didn’t matter if it wasn’t quite right for the character or didn’t help the story. It made us laugh. He was going to appear on the show, and on the show you could see that that’s the result of that.
The co-creator of Wonder Man has given his thoughts on how fans might react to Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ TV series. https://t.co/SmogBWxcTAJanuary 23, 2026
“When I worked with Dan Harmon on Community“He was a story guy,” Guest continued. “Every story came first. He loves a story circle. He loves Joseph Campbell [author of ‘The Hero with a Thousand Faces’]and it was really interesting to see someone put that first.
“And having worked in Brooklyn nine nine With Dan Goor, it’s a character-driven show. That’s all lineage The office – Greg Daniels was a mentor to Mike Schur, who later made parks and recreation, and Mike worked with Dan Goor creating Brooklyn nine-nine. tHey, they learned a lot of lessons from that.
“I’m someone who believes you need to balance all three, but character comes first when it comes to television,” Guest added. “That’s what people come back to every week. You need someone to care about, and I think if you care about a character and you’re invested in the story, that even helps the comedy. You’re more likely to laugh with relief or concern or whatever the absurdity of the moment is.”
Before wonder man makes its debut on one of the world’s best streaming services, read my wonder man check to see if it’s good. Then check out my guide on everything we know so far about wonder man.
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