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EPISODE · Feb 2, 2026 · 37 MIN

Q&A: Improving Your Joke Construction and more

from Punching Up with Sean Conroy · host Sean Conroy

What does it actually take to break into a Hollywood writer’s room? In this "A M Anything" episode, AKA "Ask Me A.," producer Dean Sharp and I get into the business of television. We talk about the reality of landing an agent, the complex hierarchy of WGA rooms, and how residuals really work. Wanna get better at jokes? Wanna know why I love Seinfeld's Marine Biologist episode so much, and why you should go watch it like ten times in a row? Wanna know if I would ever buy a shirt for $100 then not wear it for a decade or so?Listen, and you will know.

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