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Next up is Rekha Shankar.
I dont know).
And she said, point blank, Youre an idiot.
Just for thinking out loud with one of my closest colleagues?
Did she know I didnt buy the leather vest (yet)?
Arent we just having fun, swapping childhood what-ifs?
But then I thought,Wait, Im not an idiot.Yourejust boring.
And from then on, my lifes goal became laughing and having dumb ideas.
Just like Jessicas life goal probably became correcting people and being sad.
For the longest time, I loved how cartoons dressed.
I particularly loved when cartoons had giant shoes?
The Lindsay fromFreaks and Geekstreatment.
Its a comedy about grief (with a sci-fi hook!
But now, after writing my own feature, I feel that same way about my own script!
So Im really proud of that.
Additionally, Im proud I made the sexy Kirby sketch.
Tim Robinson is my favorite comedian.
God, hes so funny.
I also love Quinta Brunson.
That is so hard to do.
And it rules that she did it.
Also: Go Birds.
I also admire Edi Patterson and Amy Sedaris.
Can someone let me do that?
Tell us everything about your worst show ever.
(This can involve venue, audience, other acts on the lineup, anything!
They sat down and then one of the hosts announced, And now: improv!
We performed in this giant ballroom with stand-up-style microphones and no other amplification, which is bad for improv.
We left the moment the set was over.
Theres no more source material to mine.
Body parts also = specific parts of a body part: cerebellum, corpus callosum, hippocampus …
Body parts also = stuff that sticks out of body: toenails, teeth …).
And Ive taken that lesson with me when pitching jokes in a room or for my own work.
There are always more joke alts.
Even when you think youve hit the end, there are always more.
Watch a dumb YouTube video.
Let your brain wander.
Hop on another train.
Now add every number to the beginning and end of it, and thats how much features cost.
But then you encounter this hurdle: How?
I love a challenge, but a movie?
Where do you even begin?
Is that only a story because its an exception?
And that inability to predict what is a good financial gamble or not remains a huge hurdle.
Are you asking me to write a rap?
Because the idea of me doing that makes me sick.
what hill will you die on?Bring back multicams.
Give us 22-episode seasons.
Green-light video sketch shows.
Stop making me watch awkward characters whose only awkward trait is saying um a thousand times.
More David Hyde Pierce.
Dont make everyone add 15 slashes to their job title to exist in the industry.
Pay support staff better.
Pay animation writers the same as live-action writers.
Stop asking for stars to be attached.
Find a sharper take on improv or influencers than them being dumb.
Do more shows about food.
Do fewer shows that look gray and blue.
And for fellow writers: There are other Indian last names besides Patel and Shah.
Use the trend as inspiration, not a box.
And so, I didnt play dumb.
Butyourdumb andmydumb will never be the same.
But the message I ingested was that I was doing something wrong.
And I do that a lot let someone or something make me feel like Im doing something wrong.
Go ahead and maybe do it wrong.
Its better than never trying it at all.
And the best piece of advice I have heard goes in tandem with that.
But dont take yourself out of the game!
Then you never get to try.
