The Inner Surface of Funny

TV writer Jane Espenson has a mini-tutorial on her blog on how to make an old joke a fresh one–a short and sweet lesson for scriptwriters and humorists.

MEDIABISTRO EVENTS

Get Social Media Marketing Secrets from Experts

Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including The Onion's Baratunde Thurston (left), Facebook's Morin Oluwole, and bitly's Tim Devane. Register now.