Comedy Writing Legends Andy Breckman & Steve Young 

Steve Young and Andy Breckman talk teaching comedy, Merrill Markoe, fotomat, meeting David Letterman, first TV jobs, urine testing, writing for SNL during the mid-eighties, breaking stories, masturbating bear, raunchy jokes in writers rooms, women in comedy, the gift of a woman’s laughter, roast battle with between David and Andy’s son, how happy people do not make history and when your kids make you laugh. Then, Steve sticks to discuss his curriculum for teaching comedy and TV, industrial musicals, Rod Serling, working in an office, and David’s early ambition to become a journalist. Listen to entire episode here: