How Do You Write a Funny Sketch?

It's simple, but not easy.

How do you write a sketch that gets big laughs?

How do they do it at SNL week after week? What about the greats, like Monty Python, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross on Mr. Show, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein on Portlandia, and Key and Peele on Key & Peele? How did they do it?

The answer is, it takes teams of writers, the best in the business, pouring ove…