He probably would be a professional joke writer, too, except he doesn't have time because he's on the phone with me.
The actor did a bit more than that, reciting the lines a joke writer had written for him.
Though I call this a gag, and Dugan can be a terrific joke writer, its force comes from conviction.
The truth is, we live in a great and bountiful country for joke writers.
For several years thereafter she remained close to him as a joke writer and business manager.
He came to Hollywood in 1938 as one of comedian Bob Hope's joke writers, a job he held for the next five years.
As a joke writer, he said that his most important task was to meld personality and topicality.
The producer, wondering if he should bring in a new joke writer to maximize the laughs in his troubled comedy.
Saying, "Despite his relatively young age (he's 31 as of this writing), Jeselnik is one of the best joke writers in comedy.
If only he had hired a joke writer.