Larry Whilmore was on my local NPR station this morning to promote his new book. He talked about writing comedy, writing craft, being a correspondent on THE DAILY SHOW, and spending a year in an office he wasn’t allowed to be in while rewriting the first three pages of the pilot for THE BERNIE MAC SHOW, a script that later one an Emmy.
It’s interesting stuff about craft, and it’s funny, too. It’s almost an hour long, but you can get a podcast of it (I think). Give it a listen.
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Which is hilarious.
And yeah, this site is from last July. Also, they seem to specialize in satire. I wonder if they’ve actually managed to get money out of this?
“… Language itself is a form of virtual reality.”
Superbowl Sunday is tomorrow, but there’s still time to make this epic snack!
The picture has to be seen to be believed.
This is very much how I’ve tried to live my life and solve my problems. It’s not easy. In fact, sometimes it feels almost shameful to continually adjust adjust adjust.
But it works.