At Variety ‘s A Night in the Writers’ Room: Awards Season Edition, scribes from top drama, limited series and comedy shows detailed their processes of making some of television’s top shows.

Greg Daniels and Michael Koman Image Credit: Kate Jones

“The Paper”

“I think that [balancing emotion with comedy] is a great way to keep people off-balance so they don’t anticipate the joke, because they’re not a hundred percent sure that’s what you’re going for … it’s also kind of more how life is. It’s not all yucks.”

Jeff Astrof Image Credit: Kate Jones

“Stumble”

“[‘Cheer’ coach Monica Aldama] has been the single best addition to the team … It started because my sister and I were watching ‘Cheer,’ and I said, ‘This would be like really funny if she was put in the worst college in Americ

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