Dad was once asked, “Abe, why don’t you direct drama?” His response was “I do direct drama—they just happen to be funny.” I feel the same way about sitcoms. In their best incarnation, they are dramas that just happen to be funny, and the comedy is character-driven. Abe taught me about the comedy “rule of threes,” that the reaction is just as important as the joke, and how to shave.
