Tracey Wigfield & Lang Fisher on “The Four Seasons” Season 2: How They’re Exploring Grief, Friendship, and Middle-Aged Married Drama on Netflix
Don’t miss our Four Seasons showrunner interview. Grief and friendship collide when six best friends mourn Nick’s death and continue their cherished seasonal getaways to the Jersey Shore and Italy.
The Art of the Smart Dumb Joke: Why “The Naked Gun” and Other Broad Comedies Work
By many accounts, The Naked Gun should not be considered a classic. Its humor is juvenile. Its characters are cartoonish. Its plots are barely held together with sight gags, puns, and glue. And yet, decades later, it remains wildly entertaining, rewatchable, and more expertly constructed than many so-called “serious” films. This raises important questions for […]
Benito Skinner on “Overcompensating,” Coming Out, and Creating Comedy with Heart
Benito Skinner discusses his show Overcompensating: behind-the-scenes stories, comedy craft, and identity in a candid interview Watch now for laughs and insight!
What Makes Comedy Writing Funny? It’s More Than The Jokes
Writing successful comedy is serious business. Your jokes can live or die by the sword. Audiences are fickle. Comedy is neither inherently good nor bad – it’s only effective or not. The difference between a joke landing or falling flat depends on many factors such as the audience, the context, the way the joke is […]
Boots Riley Riffs On “I’m A Virgo”
Boots Riley on I’m a Virgo: crafting surreal, absurd TV—how he writes dreamlike satire, builds strange characters, and shares practical screenwriting advice.
