Starting From Zero: Why Now?
Maybe this is a good time to recognize how incredibly fortunate I am to be able to ponder this question, to leave work and take a trip like this. I mean, what do I think I am, Norwegian?
My Favorite “Teachers” Episode
My favorite episode of Teachers is one that the fewest number of people have seen: The musical. It’s not easy to love, especially considering how hard it was to make. The show was the last episode of a 10-show cycle, so of course it wasn’t finished when we had to start production. As a result, […]
Trump Tweets: The Classics
@realDonaldTrump
Tremendously fat honey thief Winnie-the-Pooh deserves to get stuck in Rabbit’s hole. Not crying for him, believe me, or low-energy Eeyore.
Are You There, People? It’s Me, God
Here’s my problem: I don’t believe in people. To me, human beings and their world are nothing more than the product of our collective imagination, a sad manifestation of our need to feel important beyond our actual existence.
Garry Shandling: True Lies
On ‘The Larry Sanders Show,’ talk-show brouhaha is turned into the funniest thing on TV. Ideally, the first sentence of an article about Garry Shandling would set a provocative scene — such as Shandling calling his co-workers “fucking idiots” — before settling down to the more mundane details about the life of a self-referential comedian […]
Monologue: An All-Purpose Oscar Acceptance Speech
Whew. Amazing. I can’t believe this. Thank you! You can tell that I’m very grateful by how emotional I am right now, though what you’re really seeing is incredible relief that I didn’t lose.
So Long, L’Carpetron: A Farewell To “Key & Peele”
I met Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele five years ago, in my manager’s office. They were looking for showrunners for a sketch-comedy project they were developing for Comedy Central. The meeting was supposed to last an hour…