Being Quote by Jeff Kinney

I think of myself as a writer with a sense of humour rather than a comedy writer. Happy to tell a story with lots…

— Steven Moffat

I'm a storyteller in a joke format. I tell stories, I try to have a lot of jokes constantly through that story. I never…

— Nate Bargatze

I'm pretty much good at heroic narratives and making people laugh.

— Joss Whedon

I want to do different projects and be versatile. I don't want to get fixed into narrative comedy.

— Jason Gann

I write in reverse: Rather than come up with a narrative and write jokes for that narrative, I write jokes independently of the narrative,…

— Jeff Kinney

All of my stuff is based on personal stories to back up my arguments. It's not a lecture, it's still comedy. I think a…

— Sarah Millican

I'm a storyteller. I'm not like any other comic. I tell detailed stories - not made-up stuff, but true stories.

— Ron Shock

Most of my comedy writing happens through improvisation on stage; doing it in the moment. Going up with an idea and fleshing it out…

— Marc Maron

I have this natural thing in my head that when I sit down to write something serious, I tend to make jokes. I can't…

— Justin Simien

People may think I'm trying something new by telling stories, but they're just jokes connected to give the illusion of stories. But really, I…

— Steven Wright

I never really write the jokes. I just sit down over a week or two and try to figure out what I want to…

— Chris Rock

I'm not really good at character or plot development. I'm just interested in big comedic moments.

— Graham Linehan