How can a humor writer bleed? –@idiotlaureate
The only thing humor writers do as bleed. Bleeding is about sharing a situation that we can all relate to: usually disgusting, embarassing, and humiliating, and finding the truth in it. Some examples from some of the funniest people around:
Sarah Silverman’s book: “The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee” (right in the title)
Paul Feig’s book: “Superstud: Or how I Became a 24 Year Old Virgin” (Feig is director and writer of the show “Freaks and Geeks” and has directed many funny movies)
Comedian Mike Birbiglia’s book: “Sleepwalk with me: and other painfully true stories”
David Cross (“Arrested Development”, “Mr. Show”)’s book: “I Drink for a Reason”
JIm Norton (super comedian): “Happy Endings: Tales of a Meaty-Breasted Zilc”
Artie Lange: “Too Fat to Fish”
And so on (I also recommend Ellen Degeneres’s three books and Judd Apatow’s collection of stories he found funny).