Write Now! Workshop Podcast: Write A Book, Change The World

Comedian Robert G Lee is well-known as Hollywood's top warm-up comic on such shows as The New Adventures of Old Christine, Just Shoot Me, Becker, and The Drew Carey Show. He just released his latest comedy project, Wisenheimer, and recently finished Can I Get a Witness Protection?, a faith-based screwball comedy feature film he wrote and directed.Bob shares his journey from stand-up comic to award-winning feature film writer. He reminds writers that no matter what media you're writing for, everything has an opening, a middle, and a closing. Stand-up comedy just truncates it into a short joke. Comedy is about misdirection, about leading the audience one way and then flipping it over. It can also use a lot of simile - this is like that.You have to find something that's universal, that everyone can relate to, but special enough that they haven't heard it a thousand times. Use your life experiences. Then use exaggeration. Use setup and payoff. It's like being a magician in that you're always misdirecting the audi