You probably recognize Rob Corddry from his days as a correspondent on "The Daily Show" along with his recent appearances in movies such as
Blades of Glory,
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry,
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, and
W.
Corddry is now the writer/director/star in the new WB online series, "Childrens' Hospital." The show revolves around a flippant medical staff working in a children's hospital, filled with injured children and their upset parents. The series spoofs the oh-so-dramatic medical genre and includes a cast with the likes of Ed Helms (
The Office), David Wain (
Stella), Ken Marino (
The State), Rob Huebel (
Human Giant), Jason Sudeikis (
SNL), and Megan Mullally (
Will & Grace).
I recently got a few minutes to talk to Rob about how he got the idea for "Childrens' Hospital," the differences between an online series and regular TV, and what sucked about hanging around with Jon Stewart.
How did the idea for Childrens' Hospital come about? You're the creator, right? I am. I am the auteur, as they say. Not unlike Francis Ford Coppola or Chris Elliott. I was at Childrens Hospital in Los Angeles, waiting for my wife and daughter who were in the treatment room. My daughter had popped a ligament out of place and it's a really easy procedure and it took like thirty seconds-- but as I was waiting in the waiting room, this horrible thing happened.
The doors burst open, and in came this total TV hospital-like show where, you know, five nurses and doctors were around this gurney, pushing it really fast. There were LifeFlight helicopter pilots bringing up the rear, there were IV bags, and people yelling the word "stat" a lot. There was practically theme music going on in the background. I was like "Oh man, this is awesome... wait a minute, this is a children's hospital." So that I found it funny or interesting for a second was completely inappropriate.
And then it kind of just went from there?It all totally fell into place in that one second and was basically written within 15 minutes. The only thing that I got rid of was Maura Tierney. I wanted Maura Tierney as a character to play herself ten years after "ER" but she's an actual doctor now and everyone just tells her to shut the f*ck up.
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