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[quote=Anonymous]30 Rock has an insane joke-per-minute ratio. The cast and topic lent itself to it -- they'd throw constant side jokes into every bit if dialogue because so many characters had these weird quirks and back stories. I think when she wrote that show, having just come off SNL where you have to just constantly produce jokes and bits on a tight schedule around the clock, she was just in peak joke writing form.

Kimmy Schmidt was similar, but the premise didn't lend itself to quite that level of jokes-per-minute. It sought to be slightly kinder and less cynical than 30 Rock.

I think now she's just entered another era where she's not as interested in writing jokes, and she wants to write real people and just find humor in more normal and identifiable situations. I think it's honestly harder than what she did before and she's not as skilled at it as she was at just cranking out bits for weird characters played by ridiculously skilled comedic performers.

I'd be curious to hear from anyone who saw her recent tour with Amy Pohler. Neither of them were stand ups coming up, so I'm curious what that show was like and how funny it was.[/quote]

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