I can't see what's wrong about assuming intelligence in your audience and what's bad news about being rewarded for assuming that.
When writing comedy you have to have the confidence to believe that there is...
I wasn't privy to all of the intelligence that was coming in about Guatemala...
'Friends' was an education in intelligent comedic banter in intelligent vernacular. It was an education in scene study. It was an education in group dynamic. I came out of there with a master's degree in comedy.