The Funniest Writer You’ve Never Heard Of

I’ve spent most of my life attempting— sometimes painfully — to follow in the footsteps of my favorite comic writers. In all honesty, I haven’t come across a great many writers who actually make me laugh out loud as I read their work. I’m sure there are several whom I simply haven’t discovered yet, who might send me into fits of laughter solely via their words on a page. Maybe I’ll come across them one of these days.

I have often singled out Neil Simon as a comedy writing hero of mine, but his work is really meant to be performed, and his words spoken aloud…