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Comedy writers should cultivate inclusive environments and avoid material that may be perceived as hurtful, cruel, or insensitive.
3 people · 1 episode
Comedy writers should avoid creating content that is hurtful and instead use the diversity of their staff to ensure collaborative and inclusive humor.
“you don't want to be adding stuff into the air that's hurtful um and I think the great thing about having a full writing staff is that you can have a conversation about everything and things that you don't know you learn and things that you know that you can share teaches others”
Variety · Mar 2021 · 1 episode · 2K views on this topicA writer's goal should be to avoid jokes that could be interpreted as cruel or insensitive in the future.
“my goal uh after that and before that also but my goal is always like I don't want any jokes I write to wind up in a documentary in 15 years as like how unfair we were to a certain person”
Variety · Mar 2021 · 1 episode · 2K views on this topicBeing conscious of inclusivity in a writers' room does not limit comedy but rather expands the potential audience.
“I think it's the opposite I think like I mean I can't speak for everybody but I know like a big part of like wanting to get into comedy for like me and other people that I know like just from an emotional sense it's fun to tell a joke and have a lot of people laugh at it and if you're creating stuff”
Variety · Mar 2021 · 1 episode · 2K views on this topicComedy writers should prioritize the best material and be willing to discard jokes or bits that do not serve the show's needs.
2 people · 2 episodes
He advises against becoming too emotionally attached to specific jokes or bits because they can lose relevance or fail to fit the show's evolving needs.
“you can't get too attached to any idea because the you just know that things are going to get cut”
Team Coco · Mar 2025 · 1 episode · 506K views on this topicComedy writers should prioritize selecting only the best ideas rather than indulging in the tendency to keep every joke or idea generated during the creative process.
“It's like a materialism when it comes to how many things can I come up with which I used to I think really indulge in. And it was fun when you'd put it on YouTube and the gag reels. You'd be like, "Oh, and look how many look how many jokes we thought." But what good is it going to do? You can only u”
Variety · Jun 2025 · 1 episode · 738K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
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