Comedic writing is an art that 4-time Emmy winner Joe Toplyn has mastered. Apparently, being funny is also a science. Join us for an exclusive conversation with Joe to learn more about how AI is bringing new voices to the comedic stage.
Joe will be discussing his professional trajectory, advice for turning your passion into a career, and his perspective on the intersection between creativity and AI. Learn more about his startup Twenty Lane Media at https://twentylanemedia.com/.
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Joe Toplyn was an editor of the Harvard Lampoon as an undergraduate. He graduated from Harvard College with a degree in Engineering and, later, an MBA. But after only a few years in the business world he made a major career change, joining the writing staff of the television show Late Night with David Letterman, where he won four Emmy awards. Joe went on to become co-head writer of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and head writer of Late Show with David Letterman. His other writing credits include the comedic detective show Monk. Joe also taught comedy writing and turned his course material into one of Amazon's bestselling books on the subject. Most recently, Joe founded a startup and invented a patented system that enables robots to improvise jokes.
Listen to Joe’s HAE Invites podcast here
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