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Forgive me, fellow fans (chefs?) of The Bear, for I have sinned. When I ring Joanna Calo, the co-showrunner (along with creator Christopher Storer), executive producer, and director of the biggest surprise-hit series of the summer, she’s in the throes of writing Season 2.
“I’m literally sitting here typing words into the document,” she says with a chuckle. “That’s what I was doing when you called.”
While I deeply regret delaying prep, it was a pleasure to speak with Calo, a creative force behind The Bear with a résumé more stacked than Carmy’s, having also served as a producer and writer on Hacks, The Baby-Sitters Club (RIP), BoJack Horseman, and Undone.