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Come on now, improvised, co-written. >> there was a structured outline of about 60 to 65 scenes, and then brian and i, the co-star, wrote the scenes out. and there was two or three paragraphs beneath. so the story was indicate the. i would direct them and give them notes. >> that's basically the larry david method. >> christopher guest movies. he did that on "spinal tap." >> there's no dialogue. >> there's suggested joke. and then we'll have pages of jokes on the day that we'll pitch. but generally it's just a summation of what's at stake emotionally, what's the funny situation that we can min...

>> there's no dialogue. >> there's suggested joke. and then we'll have pages of jokes on the day that we'll pitch. but generally it's just a summation of what's at stake emotionally, what's the funny situation that we can mine for comic laughs. >> and when you're improvising it, when do you know that it's worked or that it's working. it's gotten laughs in a room, and you're seeing it on the set and it seems to be working. but now you're seeing it live for the very first time. >> well, you cast people to effect. you cast funny people in the big roles so you're guaranteeing that you're going to ...