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Dan French blogging his writing packet CORRECT URL CORRECTION!

Duh! We forgot to include the name of French’s blog… and we forgot to link to it! It’s called IncrediblyTightShorts!

Here’s a sample:

I’ve had three full-time staff jobs on talk shows — The Best Damn Sports Show Period on FOXsports, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn on CBS, and Dennis Miller on CNBC. I get asked quite a bit about those jobs — mostly hey, how do I get that job?

For many months/years Dan French was one of our most popular SHECKYmagazine columnists. His columns, under the “What Works” title, afforded readers a rare look into the inner workings of the writing business in Hollywood and a peek inside one of the sharpest minds ever to analyze standup comedy and its relation to the larger entertainment world.

He wrote eloquently about his move to Los Angeles and his climb up the writing ladder, from one writing job to the next. And SHECKYmagazine.com readers were lucky enough to look over his shoulder as he progressed.

French is blogging from ATX, Silicon Hills, Austin! The capital of Texas and the capital of cool in the Southwestern U.S. It’s called IncrediblyTightShorts

This week, over the course of a few posts, he’ll be uploading his entire writing packet– the series will include the material that he used to get his gigs at such shows as Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn and The Dennis Miller Show.

It is sure to be fascinating for anyone who has wondered what it takes to get hired onto the staff of a television show!

Then come back here to read (or re-read) his “What Works” columns!