“The curriculum is heavy on theory and craft, with practical classes like Comedy Writing for Television, Great Screenwriters: Wilder, Allen, Kaufman and Comedy Writing for Late Night, balanced out by headier electives like Why Did the Chicken? — Fundamentals of Comedic Storytelling.” In the NYT, Luke O’Neil asks: Could a College Degree in Comedy Be Anything Other Than a Joke? (I know I should have snarky line right here, but I skipped that class.)