Brett Goldstein talks about Harrison Ford’s character in Shrinking being loosely based on his dad, an unfortunate fan encounter he had and the best day of his life being the day he did Sesame Street.

“I was very happy just writing,” he says. He had, however, considered doing a cameo, “just so I can walk past Harrison Ford or something.” In the end, it was star Jason Segel’s idea to get him in front of the camera, with Goldstein ...

Following the show’s overwhelming success, Goldstein teamed up with Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence to bring a more personal comedy to Apple TV+: Shrinking. As a writer and producer on the series — which follows therapists and their loved ones finding levity amidst grief — Goldstein’s talents and humor are typically utilized behind the camera.

Brett Goldstein knew he had to nail the emotional scene at the center of this week’s episode of “Shrinking,” in which Alice (Lukita Maxwell) confronts the man who killed her mother in a drunk driving accident,