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Forget About Walking the Walk - Can You Talk the Talk?

Submitted by greg on Fri, 09/25/2009 - 17:13

Do you know what a 'clam' is? How about 'a barrel' or the dreaded 'Nakamura'?

You will now, thanks to THE OTHER NETWORK'S FREE GLOSSARY OF TERMS FROM THE WRITERS ROOM, gathered from writers of SNL, 30 Rock, Family Guy, The Simpsons.

This collection of comedy writer's jargon and insider lingo will help you sound like you know what you're talking about when you get inside the room, but each phrase also encapsulates an important principal of comedy writing.

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