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Jerry Seinfeld Interview: How to Write a Joke | The New York Times
The New York Times
In a New York Times interview, Jerry Seinfeld describes the anatomy of his Pop-Tart joke, still a work in progress, and shows his longhand writing process.
HN cites it as a look at how a master comedian develops material through slow, iterative writing, and compares it to programming and other craft.
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