551 - Making the Modern Comedy Series

<p>John welcomes writers John Hoffman (Only Murders in the Building, Looking) and Brittani Nichols (Abbott Elementary, A Black Lady Sketch Show) to bring us behind the scenes of the comedy writers room. They explain ‘alts’ (alternative line jokes), crafting tone, and the process of pitching.</p> <p>We also discuss the sophomore season and different comedic engines. We answer listener questions on whether you need to live in LA and how to choose a writing sample.</p> <p>In our bonus segment for premium members, the group chats about being openly queer writers in Hollywood.</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12851524/">Only Murders in the Building</a> on Hulu</li> <li><a href= "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14218830/?ref_=nm_knf_t3">Abbott Elementary</a> on ABC/Hulu</li> <li><a href= "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0388971/?ref_=tt_ov_wr">John Hoffman</a> on <a href= "https://twitter.com/JohnnyHoffman">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4575382/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1">Brittani Nichols</a> on <a href= "https://twitter.com/BisHilarious">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href= "https://theprepared.org/features-feed/shipping-barrels">Remittance by the Barrel</a> by Ameena Walker</li> <li><a href= "https://knock-la.com/los-angeles-progressive-voter-guide-june-primary-election-2022/"> The Knock LA Voter Guide</a></li> <li><a href= "https://cottonbureau.com/people/scriptnotes-podcast">Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/gifts">Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription</a> or <a href= "https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/">treat yourself to a premium subscription!</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/clmazin">Craig Mazin</a> on Twitter</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/johnaugust">John August</a> on Twitter</li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">John on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by Matthew Chilelli (<a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-neede