I May Destroy You’s Structural EpiphaniesIn the penultimate episode, Arabella remembers what has been eluding her all season. But it is what comes just before that is the true revelation.
ByKathryn VanArendonk
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‘We Can’t Hire You’Latino writer Alexis Pereira on the most discouraging TV job interview ever.
The Head Writer at the End of an EraIt was the summer of Watergate. The Senate panel held forth from every television. Sam Ervin: “That’s not executive privilege, that’s executive […]
ByMichael Barrie
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 […]
What a _________ Job: How Mad Libs Are Written“There’s a very small number of people on this planet who have this very specific job.” That’s how Mad Libs editor Laura Marchesani describes […]
ByNick Douglas
Should All Standup Comics Write Their Own Jokes?I was thirteen when I first saw a comic glance at his notes on stage, and I remember wondering why I was surprised to see this. Did you think […]
A Look Back At Charlie Kaufman’s Sitcom WorkCharlie Kaufman isn’t exactly an impersonal writer. His attempts to adapt The Orchid Thief turned into Adaptation., a movie about a painfully […]
The Life Cycle of a JokeHere’s a fun look at the development of one standup joke (by comedian Myq Kaplan) from its earliest conception, through workshopping in front […]