How crucial is rewriting to improving that comedic batting average?
Wally Wolodarsky: Rewriting is crucial. For me the worst and most painful part of the script writing process is the reading of the first draft, because you can see, almost like a roadmap, this was the day I was on fire, this is the day I was distracted and this was the day I felt uninspired. It’s all there for you. So the rewriting is essential. I would say we spend equal time rewriting our initial draft as we do writing it. You are somewhat of an anomaly, not only as a male-female team, but as a married couple, as well. What sort of unusual benefits have you drawn from being a married writing team and what great perils have you confronted, if any? Wally Wolodarsky: I don’t want to sound too Pollyannaish, but I haven’t experienced peril… Maya Forbes: I would say the benefit is that we spend all our time together. That’s my benefit. I don’t know if Wally feels that way. Wally Wolodarsky: Of course, I feel that way. Maya Forbes: So I feel like the benefit is that we’re very in touch wi
