Dan O'Shannon

As a writer and producer on Cheers, Frasier and Modern Family, Dan O'Shannon has been making you laugh or decades. Go hear how this comedic master dissects and analyzes the theories behind what's funny as he reads from his new book, What Are You Laughing At? Hardly a comedy how-to manual, the book examines O'Shannon's own experiences writing for hit shows, as well as some that didn't become hits (Better Off Ted, Back to You), to explain where laughter comes from and how comedy comes together.