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How I Made It in Comedy: Allison Silverman
"It helps—if you are going to write for somebody else, like I have for Conan, Jon, and Stephen—to understand the needs of a performer. Sometimes writers become very enamored with their own material—especially those who write for print."
July 02, 2009
How I Made It in Comedy: Bob Odenkirk
"I had a meeting about writing a movie script for Francis the Talking Mule, which was a really dumb idea. I thought, What did the executives see in my past work that made them think I’m the perfect guy to write this?"
July 02, 2009
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- News & Politics, Feature Jul 2, 2009
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How I Made It in Comedy: Interviews with David Sedaris, Bob Odenkirk, Robert Smigel, Allison Silverman, and Harold Ramis
An introduction to our excerpts from "And Here's the Kicker: Conversations With 21 Top Humor Writers on Their Craft"
- News & Politics, Feature Jul 2, 2009
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How I Made It in Comedy: Allison Silverman
"It helps—if you are going to write for somebody else, like I have for Conan, Jon, and Stephen—to understand the needs of a performer. Sometimes writers become very enamored with their own material—especially those who write for print."
- News & Politics, Feature Jul 2, 2009
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How I Made It in Comedy: David Sedaris
"In the great scheme of things, the way I exaggerate in a story is the way I exaggerate in life. It’s no different. That’s just the person I am and always have been."
- News & Politics, Feature Jul 2, 2009
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How I Made It in Comedy: Harold Ramis
"At the time—it was the late 1960s—the Playboy editors wanted to modernize the jokes a bit, to make them more counterculture. A big part of my job was changing 'the farmer' into 'a swinging advertising executive.'"
- News & Politics, Feature Jul 2, 2009
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How I Made It in Comedy: Bob Odenkirk
"I had a meeting about writing a movie script for Francis the Talking Mule, which was a really dumb idea. I thought, What did the executives see in my past work that made them think I’m the perfect guy to write this?"
