Weekend Update Writer/Producer Doug Abeles on Making It as a Comedy WriterGawker.tv has a great interview with SNL Weekend Update writer/producer Doug Abeles that covers everything from getting ...

Pilot episodes are typical favorites here seen with past winners like “Hacks” last year. That puts the first episode of “Only Murders in the Building” in the thick of the race and also serves as a way ...

I am a writer in my spare time and humour is something i particularly enjoy writing about so Comedy and humor are notoriously hard to teach, but here are some tips. 1. Conciseness is essential.

Jon Savitt performs stand-up at the Phoenix Theater. HOST: Twin Cities-based comedian Jon Savitt has been told his whole life that he'd have to move to places like New York or LA to pursue a career in ...

Outstanding Writing (Drama, Comedy, Limited/Anthology or TV Movie) Series Commentary (Updated May 29, 2025): When submitting episodes for Emmy consideration, especially in the ultra-competitive drama ...

It’s a dream come true for every aspiring stand-up comedian or comedy writer. This Thursday through Sunday, the creators of the Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp present the very first Comedy Fantasy Camp in ...

The 'King of Staten Island' director and co-writer reveals his talent discovery process (Pete Davidson, Melissa McCarthy), the habit he picked up from 'SNL' boss Lorne Michaels and the aftermath of ...

A distinguished group of comedy writers and writer-directors gathered at the Harmony Gold Theater earlier this month to expound on their craft at the Writers Guild of America's "The Serious Business ...

The launch of Women Write Now, a screenwriting fellowship for the next generation of Black women in comedy, was announced on Thursday. The fellowship — a collaboration between Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out ...

After making history as the first Black woman to receive three Emmy nominations for comedy, Quinta Brunson did it again Monday when she won Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for her work on ...

Editor’s note: The songwriter and actor Michael Nesmith died on December 10th, at the age of seventy-eight. Nesmith was best known for being part of the Monkees, but he went on to do many other things ...