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Cinco Paul

@cincopaul.bsky.social

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Creator and showrunner of SCHMIGADOON!; also co-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 18

Hi! I'm Cinco Paul, new here, and these are some of the things I've written. If you have any questions about them, fire away and I'll try my best to answer.

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 18h

Wait, isn't it, "But if this ever-changing world in which we're livin' makes you give in and cry"?

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 1d

The Lowdown keeps getting better. This latest episode my favorite so far. Dripping Coen Bros. Check it out if that's your thing!

Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 1d

Wrote a new song for Schmigadoon! on Broadway, a female duet. Had the two actors (can’t say who just yet) sing it for me the other day and they KILLED IT. So excited for you to hear it!

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 3d

@chrissteller.bsky.social introduced them to me way back in '83, then I introduced them to Rob. Musical proselytizing at work!

Rob Weinert-Kendt @robkendt.bsky.social · 3d

It's theoretically possible I would have fallen in love with The Replacements even if this all-time banger were not the first thing I heard by them, but who's to say? The chorus is catchy, but it's Bob Stinson's imposing lead guitar that provides the tune's real hook. #dailysong youtu.be/Ln3iKL6wF-M

I Will Dare

YouTube video by The Replacements - Topic

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you, Kelly!! ❤️

Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 4d

For the historic 25th episode of MAKE HIM WATCH IT, Ken and I compete in a movie trivia game battle! Play along with us! Cheer on your favorite! And see who earns the title of Champion!!!
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Episode 25: Movie Trivia Battle - Make Him Watch It

For their 25th episode screenwriters Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (DESPICABLE ME, SECRET LIFE OF PETS, HORTON HEARS A WHO, THE LORAX) challenge each other to a movie trivia game battle.

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 6d

Okay, New York Times, but what else do you call this??

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 7d

Hey Schmigadoonians! Click on this and sign up!

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Schmigadoon! The Musical | Broadway’s Golden Age Comedy

Step into Schmigadoon!, the hit Apple TV+ musical comedy live on stage. From Saturday Night Live’s Lorne Michaels with an Emmy-winning score by Cinco Paul. Don’t miss it!

schmigadoonbroadway.com

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 8d

Ha! I thought you were saying that your top 5 fictional characters ever were all from Peanuts! Which, if so, totally cool. But also this is a great list.

Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 8d

Charlie, Lucy, Snoopy, Linus and...Sally? Schroeder? Peppermint Patty (I think she'd be mine)? Who's your fifth??

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Araminta, Goddess of Databases (She/Her) @aramintamd.bsky.social · 9d

Run, do not walk, to get your tickets for this show. The series was awesome and totally deserves a third season, but in the meantime, make your way to Broadway to see this love letter to golden age musicals. I promise you won't regret it! Best thing KenCen did!

#Schmiggadoon

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'Schmigadoon' is heading to Broadway, sets 2026 opening (exclusive)

'Schmigadoon,' a stage musical based on the Apple TV+ series of the same name, is heading to Broadway in 2026.

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BroadwayWorld @broadwayworld.com · 10d

Schmigadoon! will take its first Broadway bow at the Nederlander Theatre! www.broadwayworld.com/article/SCHM...

SCHMIGADOON! Will Open on Broadway in 2026

It's official: Schmigadoon is headed to Broadway! The stage musical based on the Apple TV+ series of the same name will take to the Broadway stage next year, in a limited engagement at the Nederlander Theatre.

www.broadwayworld.com

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 10d

Sometimes your wildest dreams come true. Broadway, here we come! Can't wait for you all to see it! ❤️
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'Schmigadoon' is heading to Broadway, sets 2026 opening (exclusive)

'Schmigadoon,' a stage musical based on the Apple TV+ series of the same name, is heading to Broadway in 2026.

ew.com

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 12d

FINALS BABY!!!!!!!!

Phoenix Suns @sunsphx.bsky.social · 12d

VALLEY VICTORY!

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 14d

BUCKINGHAM NICKS is finally available again (luckily I've had it on vinyl all these years)! Please give a listen to my favorite track, "Crystal," which is imho far superior to the later Fleetwood Mac version.
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Crystal

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 17d

In the NY Phil's season this year!

Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 18d

This article is scary, and there are no lies told, but the timing--right as negotiations are about to begin with several performers unions--feels suspect to me.

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 18d

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19 Canceled TV Shows That Were So Freaking Good, And I'm Still Mad That Hollywood Got Rid Of Them

I'll never forgive Hollywood for canceling Schmigadoon! and Pushing Daisies.

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 20d

I wish. I'm on the east coast right now. But I did catch game 2 against the Liberty here in NYC and it was glorious.

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 20d

Hey @chrissteller.bsky.social, I'm guessing you don't really follow the WNBA, but our hometown teams are facing in the semis starting this Sunday and I'm pretty excited. If it helps, think of it as The Meat Puppets vs. Husker Du.

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 21d

Nina, as usual, is right on target.

Nina Metz @ninametz.bsky.social · 21d

Streaming blew regularity to pieces. It's time streamers re-embrace it

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“The Golden Girls” and the death of regularity

Streaming blew regularity to pieces. It's time streamers re-embrace it.

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 22d

Just watched WARFARE and I don't think I breathed for the entire 95 minutes. Incredible movie.

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Writers Guild of America West @wgawest.bsky.social · 23d

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice.
As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree.
Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich.
Silencing us impoverishes the whole world.
The WA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 24d

Back in NYC and excited to see some Schmigadoonians on stage!

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Cinco Paul @cincopaul.bsky.social · 24d

After I saw THE STING as a kid I bought a cap like this and wore it often, hoping it would make me more like Robert Redford. It did not. A great actor, a great director. RIP to the Sundance Kid.

Robert Redford in The Sting, wearing a cap.

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