Comedians Whose Comedy Writing is Famous
These comedians applied their skills outside of the stage.
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They Are Masters of Comedy - They're famous regardless, but you probably had no idea that these comedians have a history in comedy writing for various TV shows and movies. Comedy is like a martial art and writing is the practice that allows you to become a black belt in that arena. Check out these masters right here. (Photos from left: Mark Davis/Getty Images, Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET, Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images for TV Land)
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Lance Crouther - Crouther has done few acting roles, witht his most well-known is perhaps starring as Pootie Tang. However, he has a long history of writing for comedic talk shows, including The Chris Rock Show, Lopez Tonight and Real Time With Bill Maher.(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Paul Mooney - Paul Mooney is known throughout the stand-up circuit and you might even recall his time on Chappelle's Show. However, his roots have always been in comedy writing, as he wrote for Sanford and Son, Good Times and The Richard Pryor Show. How do you like that for credibility?(Photo: Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images for TV Land)
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Louis CK - To be fair, Louis CK is extremely popular now. However, up until his FX show, he was largely known as your favorite comedian's favorite comedian and he honed his craft writing for Late Night With Conan O'Brien and The Chris Rock Show throughout the '90s. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
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Neal Brennan - Neal Brennan's most well-known work is probably as a co-creator of Chappelle's Show. The demise of the show ultimately led a to a rift between him and Dave Chappelle, though the two have since performed at venues together. Brennan currently appears on the pop culture show The Approval Matrix.(Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SundanceTV)
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