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Ken Levine Gives Us a Comedy Tip

Ken Levine, of M*A*S*H and CHEERS fame (among other great shows) knows just about everything there is to know about writing comedy. And if he doesn’t know it he can make it up…and be funny about that too. He’s giving a seminar called the SITCOM ROOM in L.A. the weekend of October 26-27. Here’s the kind of thing you’ll learn:

the-rule-of-threeThe Comedy Rule-of-Threes
by Ken Levine

This has been one of the staple of comedy for years. (It’s also been called the Comic Triple, which is different from when Prince Fielder gets a three-base-hit, like he miraculously did in the All-Star Game).

But how does it work? read article