With 94 submissions, this year's Best Comedy Writing category at the Emmys will have six finalists when the nominations are announced July 15. As expected, there are many single submissions from many ...

This year, for the first time since 1982, the last three consecutive Best Comedy Writing Emmy winners are nominated in the category simultaneously. Looking to emulate “Taxi’s” defeat of “M*A*S*H” and ...

Recently, I spoke with Michael Jamin, Emmy-nominated screenwriter and author of “A Paper Orchestra.” Known for his work on “King of the Hill,” “Just Shoot Me,” “Maron,” “Tacoma FD” and more, Jamin ...

It takes a village to write an Emmy-quality episode. The 2025 field for Best Comedy Writing includes a whopping 19 writers, spanning six shows. Only one of the nominated episodes was penned by a ...

What’s the secret of good comedy writing? A perfectly attuned comic brain that can twist every new concept they come across? Natural genius? An inherent sense of being able to tap into the zeitgeist?

If one of the things on your New Year’s resolution list is “try my hand at writing comedy,” join the legions that have come to L.A. in search of a coveted slot at the Laugh Factory or in a Netflix ...