Rooster Production Design with Cabot McMullen: HBO, Steve Carell, Bill Lawrence & Comedy Set Design

<p>Production Designer <strong>Cabot McMullen</strong>, Art Director <strong>Raf Lydon</strong>, and Set Decoration Buyer <strong>Susan Chooljian</strong> join <em>Decorating Pages Podcast</em> to discuss the production design of HBO’s <em>Rooster</em>.</p><p>Host Kim Wannop talks with the team about designing Ludlow College, creating an East Coast campus world in California, and building half-hour comedy sets with scale, texture, history, and character. Cabot shares his long creative history with Bill Lawrence, from <em>Spin City</em> and <em>Scrubs</em> to <em>Shrinking</em> and <em>Rooster</em>, and explains how authenticity drives the design of the show.</p><p>The conversation covers the Warner Bros. stage builds, University of the Pacific exteriors, neo-Gothic architecture, the Elizabeth Stoddard Student Center, Walt’s office, the diner, the bar, the steam room, custom wallpaper, aging, plaster work, sourcing, graphics, and the layered design details that make <em>Rooster</em> feel like a real college town.</p><p>For Your Emmy Consideration: <em>Rooster</em><strong>Outstanding Production Design for a Half-Hour Program</strong></p><p>Production Designer: Cabot McMullenArt Director: Raf LydonSet Decoration Buyer: Susan Chooljian</p><p>Listen to <em>Decorating Pages Podcast</em> for behind-the-scenes interviews with Production Designers, Set Decorators, Art Directors, and the creative teams behind the sets of film and television.</p><p><br>👉 Get the FREE Quick Reference Set Decorating Template: www.decoratingpagespodcast.com</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Discover the Art of TV &amp; Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast</strong></p><p><strong>Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.</strong></p><p><strong>Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, </strong><em><strong>Decorating Pages Podcast</strong></em><strong> is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.</strong></p><p><strong>🔔 Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio so you never miss an episode.</strong></p><p><strong>📲 Follow for daily design content </strong></p><p><strong>Instagram: </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/decoratingpages"><u><strong>@decoratingpages</strong></u></a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>TikTok: @decoratingpagespodcast</strong></p><p><strong>YouTube: </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DecoratingPagesPodcast"><u><strong>Decorating Pages Podcast</strong></u></a></p>