There's nothing cure or funny or lovable about being cheap. It's a total turn-off.
There's much to be said for feeling numb. Time passes more quickly. You eat...
The last person they expected to connect with a screenplay was the comedic...
I wouldn't totally rule out doing Letterman or the Tonight Show if I had a set that I just happened to write that I thought was funny but was still appropriate for network censors. But I'm not going to go out of my way.