Writing funny stuff that matters is difficult business. !The skilled and educated are all old bores!' With this claim in mind the Danes tricked stand up comedians into storytelling. These five comedy series, from four continents, are created by the stars that appear in them. They all challenge the old sit com format in confusing, provocative, touching and above all: funny ways. How did these performers get into the writing business? What happens to a personality that uses itself as raw material for fiction? How do you cope with your fellow actor writer or with a director wanting to have a say? How are broadcasters talked into brave new formats? How does a writing comedian deal with rating expectations and censorship threats? How does one make others laugh at elderly care, death and sex problems?
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