David Javerbaum spent years as head writer and executive producer of The Daily Show, went on to showrun Disjointed, write four Tony Awards opening ceremonies, collaborate with the late Adam Schlesinger on nearly 50 songs, and create An Act of God and the Tony-nominated Cry-Baby on Broadway. We talked about instinct, architecture, and writing inside voices that aren't your own.

Chris Cluess is an Emmy-winning, four-time Writers Guild-nominated writer and producer whose credits span some of the most iconic comedy in television history: SCTV, Cheers, Newhart, Night Court, MADtv, Saturday Night Live, and The Simpsons, among many others.

Gideon Evans spent six years at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as a field producer, produced Emmy-winning work with Michael Moore, and earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for My Grandmother's Ravioli with Mo Rocca. He is now the co-host and executive producer of the podcast Bad Elizabeth. We talked about what gets cut in the name of comedy, what it means to work without a boss for the first time, and the concepts that haven't found their form yet.

Rob Kutner is an Emmy winning comedy writer whose work runs from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Conan to Teen Titans Go!, Ben 10, and a long stretch of late night and animation. His writing operates in the quiet mechanics that control tone and timing.

Jon Stahl builds comedy by making choices nobody sees. His work on Veep, HouseBroken, and independent projects isn’t driven by punchlines. It’s driven by the attitudes he plants before a scene even exists.