Crime Friction

We are joined by Chris Farnsworth, author of the President’s Vampire series and the recent (and prescient) FLASHMOB. We talk about sitcoms, dealing with serious issues in comedy, and the value of a considered opinion. https://www.chrisfarnsworth.com We talk about Bob Newhart, see a little bit of him here: The Newhart Series Finale Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McVWkGWMHKI&list=RDMcVWkGWMHKI&t=16 Bob Newhart stand-up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcjz7VAljYs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKWCbqM0wNw Chris mentions the Wall Street Journal article on liberal vs. conservative social media: http://graphics.wsj.com/blue-feed-red-feed/ He also recommends Nell Scovell’s book JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GZS35HU/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 ****Sponsor this episode is Unloaded Volume 2, from Down & Out Books***** https://www.amazon.com/Unloaded-Crime-Writers-Writing-Without-ebook/dp/B07CHP3VYP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1530379959&sr=8-1&a