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  1. exit interview
    How American Auto Navigated Season TwoCreator Justin Spitzer breaks down the workplace sitcom’s recalibrated second season and putting a corporate spin on the Superstore formula.
    By Hershal Pandya
  2. comedy writing
    For Kevin Iso, Interesting Beats FunnyTalking Flatbush Misdemeanors and That Damn Michael Che with the comedian and writer.
    By Hershal Pandya
  3. legends
    A Final Conversation With Anne BeattsA week before her death, the original SNL writer still had too many stories to tell.
    By Dan Reilly
  4. clickhole
    The Garbage Man SpeaksNearly five years later, the writer of one of ClickHole’s greatest hits reveals himself.
    By Megh Wright
  5. The Writers’ Room: A Documentary, by Matt Corluka Imagine a place with the musical genius of Jared Leto and the geological wonder of the La Brea Tar Pits. Two conflicting entities: One sucks […]
    By Brian Boone
  6. I Used Funny or Die’s Pitch App for a Month, and This Is What It Was LikeI touched the olive-colored olive icon and was in: Pitch, the invite-only joke-writing app developed by Funny or Die. It was the first day of […]
    By Sarah Aswell
  7. ‘SNL’s Weekend Update Is No Longer Accepting Freelance Joke SubmissionsBad news for joke writers: We’ve learned that starting this season, Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update is no longer accepting freelance joke […]
    By Megh Wright
  8. Inside James Taylor Johnston’s ‘Stinker Lets Loose!’ with Mike Sacks Author Mike Sacks is reviving a lost genre with his new book Stinker Lets Loose! Sacks, who has penned five popular comedy books, including […]
    By Ian Goldstein
  9. How Improv Helps Television’s Best Comedy WritersThe best comedy lives in the moment, and improvisation is as in-the-moment as it gets. Improv proves you can create great comedy on the spot by […]
    By Megh Wright
  10. The ‘NBC Playground’ Contest Couldn’t Find Any Ideas Outside of New York, […]Remember when NBC announced its new “grassroots” talent initiative NBC Playground last year in hopes to – in the words of the network – find […]
    By Megh Wright
  11. Bob Odenkirk’s Advice to Aspiring Comedy Writers: ‘Don’t Ever Look at […]“But I honestly would tell anyone young to start looking at stories and learning story, because I think that’s the next step after people go, […]
    By Megh Wright
  12. NBC Reaches Out to Aspiring TV Writers in New ‘Comedy Playground’ […]NBC is looking to develop brand new talent through a new initiative they’re calling the “Comedy Playground.” Starting on May 1st, the […]
    By Megh Wright
  13. ‘Seinfeld’ Writer/Producer Peter Mehlman Gives TV Writing Advice“Laughter is such a strong spice, it’s hard to taste anything else. If you write something funny enough, you can get away with murder.” - […]
    By Megh Wright
  14. What’s Every Former ‘Kids in the Hall’ Writer Up To Now?“I got that one from the kids in the hall.”–Sid Caesar, blaming his writers whenever a joke would bomb It’s taken me many years to wrap my […]
    By Jimmy Callaway
  15. Things to Consider When Submitting to Write For a Late Night ShowThis piece was originally published on SaraSchaefer.com. It’s republished here with permission. This past fall, I had the amazing privilege of […]
    By Sara Schaefer
  16. Listen to a Young Johnny Carson Explain Humor WritingFor his senior thesis at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Johnny Carson created an audio program that explained how to write comedy for […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  17. Talking to Molly McNearney, the Co-Head Writer of Jimmy Kimmel LiveOne of the most hot button issues in comedy right now is the lack of women writing for late night. Molly McNearney is the only woman who […]
    By Meghan O'Keefe
  18. The Dan Harmon School of Comedy WritingSo you love Community, not just because it’s funny but because it’s impressively written. It seems each half-hour episode packs in a movie’s […]
    By Will Hines
  19. Partners in Love and Comedy WritingFor nearly five years, despite the pleas of common sense, I’ve engaged in a steamy office romance. But it’s not what you think. There aren’t […]
    By Mike Schuster
  20. Weekend Update Writer/Producer Doug Abeles on Making It as a Comedy WriterGawker.tv has a great interview with SNL Weekend Update writer/producer Doug Abeles that covers everything from getting started in the comedy […]
    By Adam Frucci