Episode 81″ – Jayson Thiessen (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)

Original Air Date – November 18, 2020

Dave and Ethan interview Jayson Thiessen, supervising director and executive producer of the wildly popular animated series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, and director of the film based on the series.

As the creator of the Cheese Sandwich character portrayed by “Weird Al“ Yankovic, Jayson talks about what it was like working with Weird Al, as well as being a lifelong fan of his music!

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Jayson Thiessen is the supervising director and executive producer of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and its spin-off films Equestria Girls and Rainbow Rocks. He was instrumental in bringing “Weird Al” Yankovic aboard to voice the recurring character Cheese Sandwich.