Bob Odenkirk’s Advice to Aspiring Comedy Writers: ‘Don’t Ever Look at What’s Happening Now’

“But I honestly would tell anyone young to start looking at stories and learning story, because I think that’s the next step after people go, ‘OK, I’ve had enough of that improvisation, I’ve had enough of those short comedy bits. Tell me a story, tell me a more complex story, something that lasts and maybe has a little more meaning to it.’ Don’t ever look at what’s happening now; look at what’s coming next.â€

- Bob Odenkirk advises aspiring comedy writers to look beyond today’s sketch show boom – which he says is “about to collapse†– in a new interview with Salon.

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