Dan Harmon | Is Reality Just a Fart? | Talks at Google

Dan Harmon (Rick and Morty, Community, Harmontown) stops by Google to Talk about his creative process, his ongoing projects - including the upcoming season 3 of Rick and Morty, Dungeons and Dragons, and if reality is just a fart.

Dan Harmon is a seasoned writer for film and television. He is the creator and executive producer of NBC’s “Community”, co-creator of Adult Swim’s animated series, “Rick and Morty”, and co-creator of Comedy Central’s “The Sarah Silverman Program”. Harmon co-wrote the Academy Award ™ nominated film, “Monster House” and the now famously failed television comedy pilot, “Heat Vision and Jack”, with writing partner Rob Schrab. He and Schrab founded Channel 101, a website celebrating innovative new web series. Dan also performs a weekly live show and recorded podcast, called “Harmontown” and has "Harmonquest" on Seeso.

Moderated by Dana Han-Klein

[SanDesigns]

I loved the interviewer. She let him talk! Also, the way she stares in fascination at his genius/crazy ramblings is so sweet. It's more than 7 minutes into the video that she finally sips her iced tea. As for Harmon, he's fantastic always.

[ericboreen]

Interviewing Dan is easy because really you just have to have one good question and he'll take care of the rest.

[DoctorSleep_]

Dan desperately needs to write a book. This guy is one in a million and I can't get enough of his mind. Even if it were just ramblings about everyday thoughts, life, the universe, or just bs, I'm reading the shit out of that.

[dougthemoleman]

This interviewer is a really good interviewer. Disarming, fun, prepared, witty. I should say, moderator, really. But I'm an idiot, no point fixing it now. Dana Han-Klein, thank you!

[DavonJ]

What a fantastic host. Asked good questions, had a good rapport with Dan and even had a few decent jokes that landed. Very well done

[GuineaPog]

Wow his Ben Stiller answering machine story is spot the fuck on. It describes stupid obsessive social anxieties we (including myself) torture ourselves with when they amount to absolutely nothing.

[Lsone]

Presenting good interview questions is hard, rocking a mohawk that well maybe even more, well done

[MxJulianaHeng]

The host is great! Ask good questions, listen & commented not just for the sake of it. Love her cool mohawk! Dan is great as ever!! Always a pleasure listening & learning from him!!! =)

[danielcropp]

I really dig what he said about "work sloppy". I read you loud and clear, Dan Harmon.

[AR_]

Oh, I literally thought it would be Dan Harmon having a one sided conversation with Google's AI. That's pretty much his podcast, so I was actually pretty stoked.

[shoeberrypie]

"Rick and Morty feels like STEM cells for me..."
--Dan Harmon 2017

[CPar]

Dan Harmon v3 comes with 137 hand gestures.

[Snoopod]

Fuck that guy is spaced... he can just go on for hours. amazing

[betadrive]

Great, now when I open my refrigerator and see a bottle of Yellow Mustard, I associate it with Dan Harmon complaining about a shitty joke he told Ben Stiller over voicemail. :/

[tailmonkey]

Is it just me, or does the opening image of Dan Harmon with the date seem more like an "In Memorium" slide they play at the Oscars?

[IAmFJ]

I absolutely LOVE the interviewer (or host or whatever) and I thank her for being a positive force

[hipinferno]

Nothing has ever resonated with me more than Harmon's speech about productivity about 4 minutes in

[intergalactichaiku]

That was a crazy good interview with Dan

[jacksonblack]

That Seeso question, yeesh. It was right on the money. The service announced it was closing a month after this Q&A was held

[talytasbarcelos]

37:07 that "but you drive" was so nice