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Gag Writer

A comedy writer, especially for television. A gag writer may be hired to compose a humorous commercial intended to increase sales of a product.
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But it is in the end a 'full-circle' tale of acceptance and forgiveness, something unexpected in a production created by a team of gag writers. One never knows the depth of artistry within even the funniest of funnymen.
The top 10 chosen by Harry and the comic's gag writers will appear on Beano.com, with kids voting for the funniest class.
But his comment this week on BoJo's decision to back the No campaign showed that, for all the cutbacks the Government is making, the gag writers are still making a living at the taxpayers' expense.
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He also delivered a beautifully paced run of gags about the economic downturn, having to sack all his gag writers and outsource them to India, resulting in less jokes about the Pope and more about Hindu gods.
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"I always joke that I have the best gag writers in the business working for me: politicians."
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Bob Hope was called "lazy" for employing gag writers (although Eric & Ernie weren't).
And Henry, instead of being stuck in his Surrey mansion and relying on gag writers, got out and spoke to people find out what they feel.