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.

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.