Peter Murrieta, executive producer of the hit Disney Channel show "Wizards of Waverly Place," recalls watching Steve Martin as a kid.
“I remember laughing when the audience laughed, even though I probably didn’t understand the joke,” he told TheWrap. “Then I would repeat those jokes to friends. In fact, I got kicked out of the 6th grade talent show for doing Steve Martin jokes."
It was an important lesson learned. After spending his days catering to Disney’s tween-and-younger crowd, by night the veteran comedy writer and showrunner plays to adults as the co-founder of the bang Comedy Theater and Improv Studio in Los Angeles.