Alienating the Audience cover image

Rick And Morty is Hilarious Nihilism

Alienating the Audience

CHAPTER

How to Have a Great Sitcom

When you're doing stand up kind of the rule of thumb is you need a joke. You need to have a laugh every 30 seconds or every 20 to 30 seconds. When you guys are doing a sitcom do you have a similar metric of we have to have X amount of laughs per minute? I wouldn't say I broke it down mathematically like that but I would say that instinct remains in my bones and I'll tell you what else. I'm always like more jokes more jokes here can we squeeze a joke in here let's put another joke. That is very much still my instinct.

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner