The Ten Rules Of Writing Comedy

#1: Like shooting free throws or skiing on one leg, writing is a mind/body activity that demands an enormous commitment to practice. If you don't want to put in the time, become an actor.

#2: As Martin Mull once said, the only thing you need to be a comedy writer is to remember every person you ever met and to have no respect for any of them.

#3: The best piece of advice I ever got about comedy scriptwriting: the story happens in the middle of the room and comedy happens in the corners.

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