Selena Kuznikov “Palm Royale” showrunner Abe Sylvia relied on his “guru” Joni Mitchell (via her song “People’s Parties”) when figuring out the tone for his Apple TV+ comedy: “Laughing and crying are the same release.” “Our show took itself really seriously even as it went absurd,” Sylvia said. “It’s a gay ‘Fantasia,’ right?

It’s tone is maximalist gay. This was a drag show on a $12 million episode budget.” Sylvia joined “Hacks” co-creator Jen Statsky, “Krapopolis” creator Dan Harmon, “Young Sheldon” exec producer Steve Holland, “What We Do in the Shadows” writer Jake Bender, “Diarra From Detroit” creator/star Diarra Kilpatrick and “Loot” co-creator Alan Yang on a panel exploring comedy writing on Thursday night during Variety‘s A Night in the Writers’ Room.

Variety TV editor Michael Schneider led the discussion. In the writers’ room for “What We Do in the Shadows,” Bender said he and his colleagues think of the show as a normal sitcom about roommates, inspired by shows like “Frasier” and other classics. “It’s incredibly liberating to write characters who have no idea what year it is or who the president is,” Bender said. “I think it makes writing just a lot of fun.” “Loot,” which stars Maya Rudolph as a wealthy divorcée trying to figure out what to do with her $87 billion settlement, is “99% dumb jokes about stupid people, but 1% about the housing crisis in L.A.” according to Yang.

Yang says he and co-creator Matt Hubbard wanted to raise the conversation surrounding the housing crisis, but looked to experts for ideas of what they would do with unlimited funds to aid people who are houseless. “‘Loot’ was a very conscious decision from me and Matt Hubbard to kind of bring some joy into the world,” Yang said. “It’s a.

Writers From ‘Young Sheldon,’ ‘Hacks’ and More Reveal Why Comedies Also Make the Best Dramas at Variety’s A Night in the Writers’ Room Panel

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