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Writer and Daily Show alum Elliott Kalan on the Secret to writing great jokes
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Maximum Fun
Episode notesElliot Kalan is a comedy writer.
Now, he’s written a book about writing jokes.
He started as a production assistant on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and eventually became the show’s head writer.
He was also the head writer on the rebooted Mystery Science Theater 3000.
He talks to Bullseye about developing a process for writing jokes reliably, writing topical jokes, and writing jokes for voices other than his own.