Tweet Comedian Lesson: When I tell my students that you can write comedy about anything, I mean that. There are ways–I believe–to talk about anything using humor… One of my students recently asked if you could write comedy material about family members dying. I said, “Yes!” In fact it’s healing and cathartic and it gives . . . → Read More: Comedian Lessons | Jokes About DeathTweet Jon Lovett, a former speech writer for President Barack Obama, who left the administration over the summer to pursue a writing career in Hollywood, has made good on his goal. NBC has given a put-pilot commitment on a new 30-minute single-camera, half-hour comedy, "1600 Penn." It will focus on the lighter side of . . . → Read More: Comedy News | Obama Speech Writer Turns Exec. ProducerTweetPeople often ask me how Jay Leno is viewed in the public eye. I don’t like to talk unfavorably about anyone (that’s a lie), but here’s Letterman taking a jab. Notice how much he enjoyed the poke… It’s fun to watch Letterman have some fun with this! . . . → Read More: How To Be A Famous Comedian | Letterman Jabs Leno…
TweetSo you sit down to write comedy and what happens? Nothing! Now what? I teach a lot of techniques so that people can learn how to write comedy. Most of what I focus on is writing comedy for a stand up act. However, the same techniques are used in blog writing, script writing or any . . . → Read More: How to Write Comedy | Using Analogy to Write Jokes