Yestery I had the pleasure of going to the Paley Center For Media to attend a panel with most of the writers from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. They talked about how they came up with certain sketches and the process of putting together a good monologue joke. They also talked about the TV parodies like 7th Floor West, The real house wives.. It was very informative and rewarding for a comedy writer trying to do the same type of work.
Here's the part that I had to mention. There were these NYU girls sitting behind me and they wouldn't stop talking about Andy Sanberg and Jimmy Fallon. One of them was checking her twiiter or Facebook account and screamed, "How come Jimmy is answering everybody but me!" They went on about how they cried when they went inside 30 Rock and took a tour of NBC studio. It was annoying but I realize I may had been doing the same thing.
I took a writing for late night class and actually had a writing packet ready with monologues jokes, desk pieces, etc. When I got there, it felt really weird trying to approach the head writers and submit the packet, not to mention there was security. So I did the smart thing, left and went to my rehearsal for today's sketch show. I added the head writer on my Facebook months ago, and posted that I was attending the panel. Looking back, I may had imposed a little too much and may be looked upon as a stalker. Or he's thinking, "Who is this weirdo telling me happy birthday?"
Well can't say I didn't try. I'm gonna add him as a friend again, and this time I'll just try to submit through the old fashion way. The agent. Just got to get them to read my stuff. Damn catch-22. Tips for writers trying to break in. Don't abuse the social networking sites.
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