The Writers
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Host Bill Carter pulls back the curtain for a peek inside the all-important writers’ room. In these four walls, the comedy elite put in long hours each week as they sift through hundreds of jokes, in search of the ones that will land the biggest laughs.Guests include Amber Ruffin, Jimmy Kimmel, Dick Cavett, Conan producer Robert Smigel, The Colbert Report writer and Executive Producer Alison Silverman and more. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
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