Ahead Quote by Robert Orben

Comedy writing is taking the brief thought and going with it.

— Chris O'Dowd

Writing comedy is an exposing thing because you're putting yourself on the line with every joke you write, and although you can't second-guess an…

— Catherine Tate

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

First and foremost, I just want to write comedy.

— Peter Baynham

What I didn't realize is that the writing process for comedies is that you do your table read, and if you aren't funny on…

— David Morse

Comedy will always be central to what I do, it's just an instinct for me, but I am a writer and always have been.

— Ben Elton

With comedy, I think it's so important, especially in TV, to know and trust what the writers are writing and just have it down.

— Jay Harrington

Writing a comedy script is a difficult thing. I think if someone is attempting a comedy and then they fail then it's understood.

— Paresh Rawal

With comedy, you really want to work things out beforehand.

— Tim Matheson

Writing comedy is a superpower.

— Abi Morgan

Anyone can write. But comedy, you've got to do some writing. You get one comedy script to every 20 dramas.

— Michael Caine

When you have a writing partner and you're writing a comedy, your goal is to make each other laugh.

— Lauren Miller