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Now, this topic is one of those where I definitely do not have all of the answers. And in fact, I'm primarily posing some questions here because I want to incite some discussion around this. So, let's dive into it. As content creators, storytellers, writers—whatever term you want to use—we often rely on humor to help us tell a story; to flesh out a character's personality, or just to have a little levity in an otherwise heavy scene. If you're doing a project like our micro audio drama, Greenhorn Tales , that is not just relying on a few bits of comedy and humor, but the entire premise of the show is that it's a sitcom in audio form; the whole point is to make people laugh. The comedy is vital in this case, but even in non-comedy works, bits of humor here and there are important to include in many instances. And one of the things that I've been thinking about recently is how to make those moments of comedy evergreen. Or should this even be a concern? Do we need t...