Just to be on set with Amy Poehler, who's one of my heroes, was a total dream come true.
Your average sitcom writer is a very intellectual person.
I believe I am God's favorite comedian. I think he is a really big comedy writer. He writes scripts. And I just follow along.
If I were running a campaign, I'd urge taking the mountain of money reportedly squandered on pizza, coffee and bagels and spending it more wisely - on a talented young comedy writer.
HUMORIST, n. A plague that would have softened down the hoar austerity of Pharaoh's heart and persuaded him to dismiss Israel with his best wishes, cat-quick.
In addition to comedy, I'm a writer. I write checks. They're not very good.
[Al] Franken is left-wing and funny. He's a pretty good political humorist.
I've always idolized Amy Poehler, because I think she's the best of the best as far as female comedy.
I really want to interview Larry David.
Roy Blount's stuff makes me laugh so hard, sometimes I have to go sit in a room and shut the door
Joan Rivers, who said to Marcel Marceau, Can we talk? Never got a dinner!
A page a day means I need to focus on a gag a day, and that's great for laughs but bad for plot, and I'm primarily a plot guy.
I admire Russell Simmons. He is a successful dude that has done a little bit of everything. He keeps it moving, and he's still doing things. Larry David is also amazing. He is honest and blunt. A creative genius.
I'm generally not a social dramatist or comedy writer. My interests have always been more in psychological stories or personal relations and comic ideas.
I've seen [Lalla Ward] episodes of "Doctor Who." They're good, at least partly because the scripts were written by Douglas Adams.
I have to warn you, I'm not just some sitcom guy. I'm now an author.
I never sort of thought of myself as a comedy writer, by nature.
Terry Pratchett's right up my alley ... give him a try!
I hope and assume that every good comedy writer, no matter the age, has a moment where they discover how great Cheers is.
Carol Leifer is funny, really funny.
I love Jennifer Saunders, the 'Absolutely Fabulous' creator.
Carl Reiner particularly as a writer, a terrific writer. He's just turning out things.
By the time I was 7 or 8, I wanted to be a comedy writer.
Jesse Joyce is a great writer.
Garry Shandling was an actor's actor. He really cares about the performance. It was really interesting to watch him talk about motives and motivation and stuff. He really knows the craft.
