...By Ken Levine

Seeing as how I am no expert in the comedy writing community, I decided to check out a blog by someone who is- Ken Levine.  Levine’s focus in his blog (aptly titled “…By Ken Levine”) is what is going on in the television comedy world as it is happening.  Having written for crazy awesome smash-hit comedic television shows such as M*A*S*H, Cheers, Frasier, The Simpsons, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Dharma & Greg, Levine certainly knows what he’s talking about when it comes to writing funny things for already funny television shows.  Not only that, but he has worked on the radio and in television as the host of Dodger Talk and has worked as a play-by-play announcer for the Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, and is currently with the Seattle Mariners.

Levine’s blog is especially great because he posts once a day.  With a history of experiences in the television comedy-writing world, his voice is one that is beneficial to get to know, and it is much easier to do that when he writes for his blog readers every day.  With that being said, his rank in the US among websites is 54,586, and his rank among Alexa’s traffic website is 178,468. On the whole, his writing is funny and informed, but you don’t have to take my word for it- check out his pieces on “Comedy Sluts on Parade” (if that title doesn’t already make you want to read it, I don’t know what will) and “Why I Love LA!” to see for yourself.

Overall, I enjoyed this blog because it spoke a lot to me about how comedy is written and shared with others.  The fact that someone so famous in the television writing community could write a blog for anyone to see- not to mention keep it up to date- is nothing short of impressive.  Plus, due to all his experience in the field that he speaks of, his tone remains professional at the core, even if he is hilariously commenting on a less-than-professional subject.  Much like my blog, Levine’s blog talks about the role of comedy whether it be other writers, his covering of the Golden Globes, or any questions that his readers may post to him.  His posts go into great deal and are rich with examples so that any reader has something to relate to- and with an audience that includes just about any TV watcher of any age, that excess of examples may be crucial to the blog’s success.

Levine’s blog will undoubtedly help me to see how someone who is directly in the biz sees comedy writing.  My blog will be slightly different in that I do not have the connections that Levine does, and I will be covering other types of comedy as well (not just the television business), but overall his tone and attitude are what I will relate to in my blog.  In the end, his blog is informative, funny, and worth reading, which is the exact same tone I wish to accomplish in my future blog writing.