Peabody Award winning and 4-time Emmy nominated writer and producer, Rich shares insights from working in late night TV (SNL, MADtv, Key & Peele, The Tonight Show) and from his experiences having co-written five resident company shows for The Second City in Chicago. Students will learn how to write jokes, blackouts, scenes and a variety of comedy devices and scene types as well as brainstorming techniques, proper page formatting, so they can start to build a cache of comedy material. Students will also learn how to contribute to others’ ideas and pitches, a valuable writer's room skill. This class is open to beginner and intermediate writers.