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Mike Schur Talks Abstract Approach to Creating 'The Good Place,' Predicting Trump's Inaugural Song

Complete with actual ethics lessons, Schur pitched the show to NBC saying, " 'We won't make this feel like school.' Then in literally the second episode, there's a guy standing in front of a blackboard."

'Dear White People' Creator Justin Simien Addresses Climate's "Black and White" Thinking

"We're human beings, we're capable of seeing the gray areas, we should be capable of holding multiple things at once," Simien told the Comedy Showrunner Roundtable.

Alec Berg Talks 'Barry,' 'Silicon Valley,' HBO and #MeToo

"Just because we can do anything, doesn't mean we should," Berg told the Comedy Showrunner Roundtable.

'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Creator Says "Comedy's Heading Into a Very Dangerous Place"

Amy Sherman-Palladino discussed her hit Amazon series, 'Roseanne,' Kathy Griffin and the state of comedy: "I'm very worried."

Pamela Adlon on 'Better Things': "We Want to Be Able to Tell Whatever Story We Want to Tell"

Adlon is the creator and star of the FX series.

Whitney Cummings on Early Stages of 'Roseanne' Reboot: "I Was the Progressive Libtard in the Room"

"I think that's super obvious if you have some sort of motive and you want to force your dogma," Cummings said of the now-cancelled sitcom. "The idea was just to hold a mirror up."

"Comedy Is Heading into a Very Dangerous Place": The Comedy Showrunners Roundtable

Alec Berg ('Barry' and 'Silicon Valley'), Pamela Adlon ('Better Things'), Whitney Cummings ('Roseanne'), Michael Schur ('The Good Place'), Amy Sherman-Palladino ('The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel') and Justin Simien ('Dear White People') deconstruct the role and fate of humor in a culture where "outrage is a recreational activity."

'Power' Creator Shares the Process of Killing Off a Character, Casting Diversity | Drama Showrunner Roundtable

"The dominoes have to fall a certain way," Kemp told THR.