Late Night writers give tips to make it in their industry
Brooklynites curious about breaking into the late-night comedy writing scene convened at St. Francis College on Tuesday night, when the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and the Center for Communication brought in a group of writers to discuss the industry.
“Comedy writers, specifically, are brilliant. And late-night comedy writers are beyond brilliant,” said Jennifer Danielson, who moderated the event. “There is a special thing about having to answer to what’s going on in a topical way.”
The panel consisted of Zhubin Parang, head writer for “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah;” Franchesca Ramsey, writer and performer at “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore;” and Joe Toplyn, former head writer for both “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Late Show with David Letterman.”