A bright stage lights up a live audience as writers try to stitch jokes, characters, and story together. The quotes explain that a sitcom needs tight writing and a balance of humor and plot, and they also share how nerves and sudden setbacks can hit creators even after success.
![“Jerry Lewis played on the very first season of Mad About You, and he played basically himself, but he was called some other name. He said he's never done it; he'd never done a half-hour of [sitcom] television. This was 1992 or '93. And I said, "Well how is that?" And he goes, "Nobody ever asked…” quote by Paul Reiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e7/paul-reiser-7549_asks_jerry-lewis-played-on-the-very-first-sea_2999414.jpg)
