How to Break Into a TV Comedy With the Simpsons and Letterman Writer Nell Skovell
Nell Skovell is a comedy writer and author of Just Funny Moments: And A Few Hard Truths About Breaking A Hollywood Boys’ Club . Nell has written for The Simpsons , Newhart , The Late Show with David Letterman, and a host of other shows. Nell and I talk about how she stands out as a woman in a male-dominated realm.
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Discussed in this episode
- Moving from journalism to writing comedy
- How women use Twitter comedy to hit the door
- How the Simpsons episode is filmed
- Science fiction / fantasy and comedy overlay
- Dealing with Sexual Harassment on Television
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