Cinco Paul
@cincopaul.bsky.social
Creator and showrunner of SCHMIGADOON!, coming to Broadway April 2026! Also wrote DESPICABLE ME & DM 2 & DM3, HORTON HEARS A WHO, THE LORAX, THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS, and this.
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Cinco Paul
@cincopaul.bsky.social
· Oct 14
Schmigadoon! The Musical | Broadway’s Golden Age Comedy Show | Official Site
Schmigadoon! is the hilarious Broadway musical comedy inspired by Golden Age musicals. Coming to Broadway April 2026 - sign up today for ticket updates.
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Schmigadoon! on Broadway ticket presale starts tomorrow 10am ET!
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schmigadoonbroadway.com
I'm sorry, but if you were against this halftime show you are a loser.
February 9, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I'm sorry, but if you were against this halftime show you are a loser.
For those interested, here's a little Schmigadoon! timeline:
February 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
For those interested, here's a little Schmigadoon! timeline:
Me with Elsie Fisher (Agnes) and Dana Gaier (Edith) at a Despicable Me screening back in the day.
February 6, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Me with Elsie Fisher (Agnes) and Dana Gaier (Edith) at a Despicable Me screening back in the day.
I mean, I'd love to take credit for writing that song, but I think it was a couple guys named Lerner & Loewe.
February 6, 2026 at 3:20 AM
I mean, I'd love to take credit for writing that song, but I think it was a couple guys named Lerner & Loewe.
Had a smile on my face the whole time I was watching the new MUPPET SHOW. Especially when I saw Schmigadoon! choreographer Chris Gattelli in the audience! (he's choreographing Muppets now) Favorite number: "Islands in the Stream." Can't wait for the next episode! ❤️❤️❤️
February 5, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Had a smile on my face the whole time I was watching the new MUPPET SHOW. Especially when I saw Schmigadoon! choreographer Chris Gattelli in the audience! (he's choreographing Muppets now) Favorite number: "Islands in the Stream." Can't wait for the next episode! ❤️❤️❤️
I don't know him, but thank you, Dan Crowley, for reminding me why we do this.
January 31, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I don't know him, but thank you, Dan Crowley, for reminding me why we do this.
PAVEMENTS and 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE were both really great.
January 29, 2026 at 6:06 PM
PAVEMENTS and 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE were both really great.
"The Most Criminally Underrated Series On Every Streaming Platform"--I wonder which is the one on Apple TV?
guides.justwatch.com/us/underrate...
guides.justwatch.com/us/underrate...
January 29, 2026 at 3:42 AM
"The Most Criminally Underrated Series On Every Streaming Platform"--I wonder which is the one on Apple TV?
guides.justwatch.com/us/underrate...
guides.justwatch.com/us/underrate...
Help them get out of Schmigadoon!
January 28, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Help them get out of Schmigadoon!
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'SCHMIGADOON!' creator @cincopaul.bsky.social discusses the anguish of Apple cancelling the series and the daring attempt to save it that everyone from Cecily Strong to Martin Short played a part in.
Listen to the rest of 5AM StoryTalk's chat with Cinco here: pod.link/1807437928/e...
Listen to the rest of 5AM StoryTalk's chat with Cinco here: pod.link/1807437928/e...
The Shocking Cancellation of 'Schmigadoon!' - Creator Cinco Paul #screenwriting #writingpodcast
YouTube video by 5AM StoryTalk with Cole Haddon
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January 23, 2026 at 9:54 PM
'SCHMIGADOON!' creator @cincopaul.bsky.social discusses the anguish of Apple cancelling the series and the daring attempt to save it that everyone from Cecily Strong to Martin Short played a part in.
Listen to the rest of 5AM StoryTalk's chat with Cinco here: pod.link/1807437928/e...
Listen to the rest of 5AM StoryTalk's chat with Cinco here: pod.link/1807437928/e...
I'm guessing most people didn't think the Suns would be up with this group, but here we are. 😀
January 23, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I'm guessing most people didn't think the Suns would be up with this group, but here we are. 😀
In honor of the best picture of the year, WEAPONS, not even being nominated, here again is my list of Movies That Should've Won Best Picture That Year But Weren't Even Nominated. Time will vindicate me!
January 22, 2026 at 3:21 PM
In honor of the best picture of the year, WEAPONS, not even being nominated, here again is my list of Movies That Should've Won Best Picture That Year But Weren't Even Nominated. Time will vindicate me!
PONIES is a ton of fun. It's got Emilia Clarke's amazing eyebrows, the best needle drops around, and Haley Lu Richardson, who is great in everything she does. Check it out!
January 20, 2026 at 4:04 AM
PONIES is a ton of fun. It's got Emilia Clarke's amazing eyebrows, the best needle drops around, and Haley Lu Richardson, who is great in everything she does. Check it out!
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Spent some time with these two weirdos today. #SchmigadoononBroadway
January 16, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Spent some time with these two weirdos today. #SchmigadoononBroadway
Spent some time with these two weirdos today. #SchmigadoononBroadway
January 16, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Spent some time with these two weirdos today. #SchmigadoononBroadway
Yes I hate this fascination with “How much was improvised?” Hate it. Stop asking that question!
People who assume that every convincingly naturalistic moment in a movie or TV show must have been because the actors went off script shall have their place in the lake of fire.
January 12, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Yes I hate this fascination with “How much was improvised?” Hate it. Stop asking that question!
WHAT'S COMING CAREER-WISE IN 2026
1. Schmigadoon! on Broadway
2. Ladies First, Netflix movie w/ Sacha Baron Cohen & Rosamund Pike (co-wrote w/ Katie Silberman)
3. Trying to get another TV show going (tough out there, wish me luck)
4. 5 or 6 more things, hoping something will pop...the writer's life!
1. Schmigadoon! on Broadway
2. Ladies First, Netflix movie w/ Sacha Baron Cohen & Rosamund Pike (co-wrote w/ Katie Silberman)
3. Trying to get another TV show going (tough out there, wish me luck)
4. 5 or 6 more things, hoping something will pop...the writer's life!
January 1, 2026 at 10:09 PM
WHAT'S COMING CAREER-WISE IN 2026
1. Schmigadoon! on Broadway
2. Ladies First, Netflix movie w/ Sacha Baron Cohen & Rosamund Pike (co-wrote w/ Katie Silberman)
3. Trying to get another TV show going (tough out there, wish me luck)
4. 5 or 6 more things, hoping something will pop...the writer's life!
1. Schmigadoon! on Broadway
2. Ladies First, Netflix movie w/ Sacha Baron Cohen & Rosamund Pike (co-wrote w/ Katie Silberman)
3. Trying to get another TV show going (tough out there, wish me luck)
4. 5 or 6 more things, hoping something will pop...the writer's life!
Schmigadoon! makes the list!
www.vulture.com/article/best...
www.vulture.com/article/best...
16 Plays and Musicals We Can’t Wait to See in 2026
A theatrical menagerie: Animal Wisdom, a reimagined Seagull, voguing cats, and Moth Days.
www.vulture.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Schmigadoon! makes the list!
www.vulture.com/article/best...
www.vulture.com/article/best...
Want to show them you're a great screenwriter? Write a great script. Want to show them you're a lazy wannabe not interested in compensating people for their work or collaborating with actual humans? Use AI in your pitches.
it is fucking DEPRESSING the amount of screenwriters using AI for pitch decks, posters, and their own creative work, too
defend your use of it all you like but it makes you look cheap, it makes you look like a hack, and you're using work that's been stolen from your fellow artists to generate slop
defend your use of it all you like but it makes you look cheap, it makes you look like a hack, and you're using work that's been stolen from your fellow artists to generate slop
December 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Want to show them you're a great screenwriter? Write a great script. Want to show them you're a lazy wannabe not interested in compensating people for their work or collaborating with actual humans? Use AI in your pitches.
Top 3 Favorite Movies of the Year
December 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Top 3 Favorite Movies of the Year
RIP Brigitte Bardot, whose pigtails here were the inspiration for Betsy's in S1 of Schmigadoon.
December 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
RIP Brigitte Bardot, whose pigtails here were the inspiration for Betsy's in S1 of Schmigadoon.
Christmas Board Game Bonanza!!
December 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Christmas Board Game Bonanza!!
Fun ELF tidbit--we had a meeting at New Line the day they'd just had their first internal screening of the movie, and the mood was DIRE. I remember getting the impression they thought they had a bomb on their hands. But this could potentially be an unreliable memory!
The production of ELF met with a nearly crippling obstacle… and then, a Christmas MIRACLE made it all possible!
December 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Fun ELF tidbit--we had a meeting at New Line the day they'd just had their first internal screening of the movie, and the mood was DIRE. I remember getting the impression they thought they had a bomb on their hands. But this could potentially be an unreliable memory!